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 13›
· as of Day 13
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Koryu
· Hanakago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
2
Aran
· Kasugano-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
3
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
4
5
6
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
7
Yamamotoyama
· Onoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
8
Kaiho
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
9
Tosanoumi
· Isenoumi-beya · KochiKochi
10
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
11
Kyokunankai
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
12
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
13
Wakatenro
· Magaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
14
Ichihara
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
15
Shimotori
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
16
Wakakirin
· Oguruma-beya · HyogoHyogo
17
Sagatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
18
Hakuba
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
19
Tamakasuga
· Kataonami-beya · EhimeEhime
20
Mokonami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
21
Kotokasuga
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
22
Ryuo
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
23
Ushiomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
24
Asofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
25
Shirononami
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
26
Kirinowaka
· Michinoku-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
27
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
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Hakurozan
· Kitanoumi-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
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.