CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
1999

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 12-26 Sept · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
· as of Day 1
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kitakachidoki
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
2
Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
3
Tomonohana
· Tatsunami-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
4
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
5
Takanowaka
· Naruto-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
6
Dewaarashi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
7
Daishi
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
8
Hayateumi
· Oitekaze-beya · AomoriAomori
9
Akinoshu
· Izutsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
10
Hoshitango
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
11
Wakahayato
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
12
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Tamanonada
· Kataonami-beya · FukushimaFukushima
14
Daizen
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
15
Susanoumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
16
Wakanojo
· Magaki-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
17
Mitoizumi
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
18
Mainoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
19
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
20
Oginishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
21
Towanoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Dewataira
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Sentoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · U.S.A.
24
Tochinohana
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
25
Kotoiwakuni
· Sadogatake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
26
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
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.