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 9›
Playoff

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

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