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 14›
Playoff

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

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