CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
2001

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 Sept · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 11›
Playoff

Tied at 6–1, Daishochi won the 6-way playoff against Sensho, Tagonowaka, Daibo, Yamane and Ikeda to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 11
87 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Yamane
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
2
Kotonoshin
· Sadogatake-beya · IwateIwate
3
Tagonowaka
· Tagonoura-beya · OsakaOsaka
4
Hayatefuji
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
5
Ikeda
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
6
Kaisho
· Hanaregoma-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
7
Sensho
· Shikihide-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
8
Watanabeyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · FukuiFukui
9
Daibo
· Takashima-beya · AichiAichi
10
Daitensho
· Takashima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
11
Fukumoto
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
12
Hayatejima
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
13
Hayatejo
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
14
Kyokuyo
· Oshima-beya · MieMie
15
Daishoriki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
16
Nishio
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Abe
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
18
Fujiwara
· Musashigawa-beya · ShigaShiga
19
Daishochi
· Shibatayama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
20
Hokutotsukasa
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
21
22
Horie
· Kokonoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
23
Muraoka
· Hanakago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
24
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
25
Asayamada
· Takasago-beya · KochiKochi
26
Kijima
· Michinoku-beya · SaitamaSaitama
27
Jin
· Kasugano-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
28
Wakafujita
· Magaki-beya · AomoriAomori
29
Hamazaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · OitaOita
30
Kuranofuji
· Dewanoumi-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
31
Fujitayama
· Azumazeki-beya · AichiAichi
32
Miyajima
· Nakamura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
33
Kawahara
· Takanohana-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
34
Miikezan
· Matsugane-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
35
Kaisenzan
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
36
Tamagoriki
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
37
Araki
· Kitanoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
38
Uchiyama
· Michinoku-beya · AichiAichi
39
Nishihara
· Musashigawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
40
Kaishuma
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
41
Kamada
· Nakamura-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
42
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
43
Takanoya
· Naruto-beya · FukuiFukui
44
Kuninofuji
· Minato-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
45
Fukutenko
· Hatachiyama-beya · KyotoKyoto
46
Masuya
· Kokonoe-beya · IwateIwate
47
Tochitani
· Michinoku-beya · OsakaOsaka
48
Oginofuji
· Minato-beya · OitaOita
49
Nakagawayama
· Fujishima-beya · KyotoKyoto
50
Minegishi
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
51
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
52
Tochiyuzan
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
53
Takakimura
· Azumazeki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
54
Tomiyama
· Kitanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
55
Daiogi
· Asahiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
56
Kakutoriki
· Izutsu-beya · SaitamaSaitama
57
Matsunoumi
· Onomatsu-beya · HyogoHyogo
58
Hidanosato
· Takashima-beya · GifuGifu
59
Kyokuhozan
· Oshima-beya · NaganoNagano
60
Kohakuzan
· Isegahama-beya · ChibaChiba
61
Wakaito
· Magaki-beya · AomoriAomori
62
Harada
· Michinoku-beya · HyogoHyogo
63
Hama
· Izutsu-beya · HyogoHyogo
64
Tsuji
· Isenoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
65
Takasufuji
· Minato-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
66
Oishikawa
· Shibatayama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
67
Tenyunami
· Tatsunami-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
68
Kitatsuyoshi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
69
Asakimizuka
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Wakatetsu
· Hanakago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
Anju
· Isegahama-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
-
Takatanaka
· Naruto-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Ishida
· Nakamura-beya · AichiAichi
-
Okadayama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
-
Azumiyama
· Ajigawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Kototakada
· Sadogatake-beya · GifuGifu
-
Sakurajima
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Otokoyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · KyotoKyoto
-
Murakawa
· Magaki-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Kato
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
-
Kirinobori
· Michinoku-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
-
Wakatanaka
· Magaki-beya · KyotoKyoto
-
Igarashi
· Ajigawa-beya · GunmaGunma
84
Asairyu
· Ajigawa-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
85
Goki
· Nishonoseki-beya · TokyoTokyo
86
Kawai
· Hatachiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
87
Fukunaga
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
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.