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