CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
2002

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 8-22 Sept · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Tamarikido won the 3-way playoff against Kinkaiyama and Toyozakura to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 1
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Senshuyama
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
2
Jumonji
· Michinoku-beya · AomoriAomori
3
Takanotsuru
· Naruto-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
4
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
5
Oginishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
6
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
7
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
8
Juzan
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
9
Kotokanyu
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Kinkaiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
11
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
12
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
13
Iwakiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
14
Hayateumi
· Oitekaze-beya · AomoriAomori
15
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
16
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
17
Komahikari
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
18
Chiyotenzan
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
19
Higonoumi
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
20
Hamanishiki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
21
Kasugao
· Kasugayama-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
22
Harunoyama
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
23
Terao
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
24
Takatoriki
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
25
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
26
Tomikaze
· Oguruma-beya · AichiAichi
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.