CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
1997

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 7-21 Sept · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 15›
· final standings
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Oginohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
2
Yamato
· Magaki-beya · U.S.A.
3
Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
4
Tokitsunada
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokushimaTokushima
5
Tokitsuumi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
6
Chiyotenzan
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
7
Kaiho
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
8
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
9
Daishoho
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Toyonoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
11
Susanoumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
12
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
13
Kanechika
· Kitanoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
14
15
Daizen
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
16
Daihisho
· Asahiyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
17
Daishi
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
18
Dewaarashi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
19
Tomonohana
· Tatsunami-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
20
Ohinode
· Tatsunami-beya · HyogoHyogo
21
Saigo
· Nakamura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
22
Asahisato
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
23
Kotobeppu
· Sadogatake-beya · OitaOita
24
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
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Kenko
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
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Zenshinyama
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
Tokyo
Ryōgoku Kokugikan両国国技館
Tōkyō-to · capacity 11,098
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Ryōgoku is sumo's historical heart - the surrounding Sumida-ku neighbourhood has been home to stables, retired rikishi, and chankonabe restaurants for over a century. The current Kokugikan opened in 1985, hosts three of the six annual bashos, and houses the (free) Sumo Museum on the ground floor. The roof of the arena is modelled on a Shintō shrine.

Near the arena
Local specialties
  • Chankonabe↗ちゃんこ鍋 - The calorie-dense stew rikishi live on - many former-rikishi-run restaurants in Ryōgoku serve it.
  • Monjayaki↗もんじゃ焼き - Tokyo's loose, savoury cousin to okonomiyaki. Best on Tsukishima Island, two stops south.
  • Edomae sushi↗江戸前寿司 - Tokyo-style sushi, originated in the bay. Toyosu and Tsukiji markets are nearby.
Getting there: JR Sōbu line to Ryōgoku Station - the Kokugikan is directly across the road from the west exit.