Natsu 2002 Nagoya 2002 Aki 2002 Kyushu 2002 Hatsu 2003 CONCLUDED
Aki Basho 2002 Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 8-22 Sept · Tokyo
★ Makuuchi yūshō
Musashimaru Koyo · 13–2 Yokozuna › Ōzeki › Sekiwake › Komusubi › Maegashira › Jūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Makuuchi › Jūryō › Makushita › Sandanme › Jonidan › Jonokuchi Playoff
Tied at 7–0, Roho won the playoff against Tatsuyutaka to take the yūshō.
Jonidan · final standings
234 rikishi
5th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Jd31e
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Jd86w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Jd93w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
12
Jd112w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
13
Jd113w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
18
Jd13w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Jd18e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Jd18w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Jd21e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Jd25w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Jd26e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Jd29e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Jd34e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Jd36e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Jd37w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Jd42e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Jd45w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Jd51w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Jd54e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Jd60e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Jd62e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Jd67e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Jd70e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Jd70w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Jd73e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Jd77w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Jd80w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Jd89e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Jd90e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Jd95w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
43
Jd96w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
44
Jd100e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
45
Jd104w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
46
Jd109e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
47
Jd109w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
48
Jd110e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
49
Jd46w
4 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Jd10w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
55
Jd11w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
56
Jd13e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
57
Jd16e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
58
Jd16w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
59
Jd22e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
60
Jd22w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Jd23w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Jd24w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Jd27e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Jd27w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Jd29w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Jd34w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Jd35e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Jd36w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Jd40w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Jd43w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Jd44w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Jd45e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Jd48e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Jd52w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Jd54w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Jd55e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Jd56w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Jd58w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Jd61e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Jd62w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Jd65e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Jd65w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Jd69e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Jd74w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Jd75e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Jd77e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Jd78e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Jd80e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Jd82w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Jd86e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Jd87w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Jd88w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Jd90w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Jd92e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
95
Jd92w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
96
Jd99e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
97
Jd101e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
98
Jd103e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
99
Jd103w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
100
Jd105e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
101
Jd106e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
102
Jd107w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
103
Jd111w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
104
Jd113e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
105
Jd114e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
106
Jd116w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
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
Edo-Tokyo Museum↗ - Massive history museum next door, reopened March 2026 after a four-year refurbishment. ▾ Sumida River↗ - Riverside walks, water-bus cruises, fireworks in summer. ▾ Tokyo Skytree↗ - Visible from the arena, walkable in 30 minutes via the Sumida. ▾ 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.