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 13›
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 13
87 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Sensho
· Shikihide-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
2
Tagonowaka
· Tagonoura-beya · OsakaOsaka
3
Daibo
· Takashima-beya · AichiAichi
4
Yamane
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
5
Ikeda
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
6
Daishochi
· Shibatayama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
7
Kotonoshin
· Sadogatake-beya · IwateIwate
8
Kaisho
· Hanaregoma-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
9
Hokutotsukasa
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Watanabeyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · FukuiFukui
11
Daishoriki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
12
Daitensho
· Takashima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
13
Nishio
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
14
Hayatefuji
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
15
Fujiwara
· Musashigawa-beya · ShigaShiga
16
Hayatejo
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
17
Horie
· Kokonoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
18
Kyokuyo
· Oshima-beya · MieMie
19
Hayatejima
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
20
Hamazaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · OitaOita
21
22
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
23
Fukumoto
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
24
Kijima
· Michinoku-beya · SaitamaSaitama
25
Abe
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
26
Wakafujita
· Magaki-beya · AomoriAomori
27
Fujitayama
· Azumazeki-beya · AichiAichi
28
Miyajima
· Nakamura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
29
Takanoya
· Naruto-beya · FukuiFukui
30
Kawahara
· Takanohana-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
31
Miikezan
· Matsugane-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
32
Fukutenko
· Hatachiyama-beya · KyotoKyoto
33
Kaisenzan
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
34
Oginofuji
· Minato-beya · OitaOita
35
Tamagoriki
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
36
Araki
· Kitanoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
37
Uchiyama
· Michinoku-beya · AichiAichi
38
Asayamada
· Takasago-beya · KochiKochi
39
Nishihara
· Musashigawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
40
Kaishuma
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
41
Jin
· Kasugano-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
42
Tochiyuzan
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
43
Kamada
· Nakamura-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
44
Kuranofuji
· Dewanoumi-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
45
Muraoka
· Hanakago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
46
Minegishi
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
47
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
48
Takakimura
· Azumazeki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
49
Tomiyama
· Kitanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
50
Kuninofuji
· Minato-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
51
Daiogi
· Asahiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
52
Harada
· Michinoku-beya · HyogoHyogo
53
Kakutoriki
· Izutsu-beya · SaitamaSaitama
54
Masuya
· Kokonoe-beya · IwateIwate
55
Tochitani
· Michinoku-beya · OsakaOsaka
56
Hama
· Izutsu-beya · HyogoHyogo
57
Matsunoumi
· Onomatsu-beya · HyogoHyogo
58
Nakagawayama
· Fujishima-beya · KyotoKyoto
59
Takasufuji
· Minato-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
60
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
61
Hidanosato
· Takashima-beya · GifuGifu
62
Kyokuhozan
· Oshima-beya · NaganoNagano
63
Kohakuzan
· Isegahama-beya · ChibaChiba
64
Goki
· Nishonoseki-beya · TokyoTokyo
65
Wakaito
· Magaki-beya · AomoriAomori
66
Tenyunami
· Tatsunami-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
67
Kitatsuyoshi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
68
Asakimizuka
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
69
Tsuji
· Isenoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
70
Oishikawa
· Shibatayama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
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
85
Asairyu
· Ajigawa-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
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.