CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
2008

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 14-28 Sept · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
· as of Day 1
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
2
Tamakasuga
· Kataonami-beya · EhimeEhime
3
4
Koryu
· Hanakago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
5
Aran
· Kasugano-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
6
Mokonami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
7
Shirononami
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
8
Ryuo
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
9
Ichihara
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
10
Hakuba
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
11
Yamamotoyama
· Onoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
12
Kaiho
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
13
Wakatenro
· Magaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
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Hakurozan
· Kitanoumi-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
15
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
16
Tosanoumi
· Isenoumi-beya · KochiKochi
17
Shimotori
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
18
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
19
Wakakirin
· Oguruma-beya · HyogoHyogo
20
Kyokunankai
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
21
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
22
Kotokasuga
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
23
Sagatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
24
25
Ushiomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
26
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
27
Kirinowaka
· Michinoku-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
28
Asofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
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.