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 2›
Playoff

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

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