CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
2009

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 13-27 Sept · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 3›
Playoff

Tied at 7–0, Gagamaru won the playoff against Kaisei to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 3
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Kanbayashi
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
2
Surugatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
3
Satsumahibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
4
Sadanofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
5
Takateru
· Oitekaze-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
6
Mochimaru
· Tatsunami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
Dairaido
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
8
Yanagawa
· Mihogaseki-beya · KochiKochi
9
Daitensho
· Takashima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
10
Toyonokuni
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
11
Yamashita
· Kise-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
12
Sasaki
· Naruto-beya · AomoriAomori
13
Tamadaiki
· Kataonami-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
14
Masunoyama
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
15
Kotoyuki
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
16
Seiro
· Shikoroyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
17
Kitaharima
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
18
Tochitsubasa
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
19
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
20
Takarafuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
21
Fukao
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
22
Ryuho
· Michinoku-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
23
Matsutani
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
24
Hochiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
25
Nakano
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
26
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
27
Ryuden
· Takadagawa-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
28
Kasugakuni
· Nakagawa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
29
Sadanoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
30
Hamanishiki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
31
Takunishiki
· Chiganoura-beya · ChibaChiba
32
Tochiyashiki
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
33
Kaisei
· Oshima-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
34
Daionami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
35
Wakanoshima
· Shibatayama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
36
Arashiumi
· Azumazeki-beya · KyotoKyoto
37
Daishoki
· Takadagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
38
Taiga
· Shikihide-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
39
Kotoyutaka
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
40
Miyamoto
· Sakaigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
41
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
42
Takanoyama
· Tagonoura-beya · Czech
43
Takekabuto
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
44
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
45
Towanoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
46
Shoketsu
· Shibatayama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
47
Rikiryu
· Hanakago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
48
Dewaotori
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
49
Wakaryusei
· Shibatayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
50
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
51
Ikioi
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
52
Daiyubu
· Shibatayama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
53
Kotomisen
· Sadogatake-beya · ShimaneShimane
54
Nionoumi
· Yamahibiki-beya · ShigaShiga
55
Kurosawa
· Onomatsu-beya · AichiAichi
56
Hakiai
· Kitanoumi-beya · EhimeEhime
57
Maeta
· Shibatayama-beya · YamagataYamagata
58
Ri
· Kasugano-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
59
Shironoryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
60
Fujimoto
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
61
Tenichi
· Yamahibiki-beya · NiigataNiigata
62
Masutoo
· Tokiwayama-beya · 🇭🇺Hungary
63
Kamei
· Kise-beya · KagawaKagawa
64
Kaishoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
65
Higo
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
66
Kirinishiki
· Michinoku-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
67
Bugendai
· Fujishima-beya · OitaOita
68
Wakakengo
· Matsugane-beya · GunmaGunma
69
Araumi
· Isenoumi-beya · SagaSaga
-
Katsunofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Takakoyama
· Naruto-beya · NaganoNagano
-
Ryugi
· Hanaregoma-beya · OkayamaOkayama
73
Nakanishi
· Onomatsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
74
Yoshiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
75
Higonojo
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
76
Fukunohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokushimaTokushima
77
Kotokuni
· Sadogatake-beya · OkayamaOkayama
78
Matsumidori
· Onomatsu-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
79
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
80
Daishoyama
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
81
Kitazono
· Oguruma-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
82
Amuru
· Onomatsu-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
83
Tamao
· Kataonami-beya · KochiKochi
84
Kagamio
· Isenoumi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
85
Furuichi
· Onomatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
86
Arawashi
· Minezaki-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
87
Minami
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
88
Oniarashi
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
89
Nankairiki
· Kise-beya · KochiKochi
90
Hishofuji
· Azumazeki-beya · HyogoHyogo
91
Nishikikaze
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
92
Omiryu
· Hanaregoma-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
93
Daimanazuru
· Asahiyama-beya · NaraNara
94
Takayasu
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
95
Yamatofuji
· Onomatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
96
Kawanari
· Oshiogawa-beya · KagawaKagawa
97
Yonemura
· Hakkaku-beya · FukushimaFukushima
98
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
99
Tochinoyama
· Chiganoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
100
Mankajo
· Oitekaze-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
101
Aoba
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
102
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
103
Tenroku
· Onomatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
104
Hoshizakura
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
105
Inoue
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
106
Tokitsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · AichiAichi
107
Wakamifuji
· Magaki-beya · AomoriAomori
108
Danyu
· Kitanoumi-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
109
Asahisho
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
110
Takakiho
· Takanohana-beya · TokyoTokyo
111
Sokokurai
· Arashio-beya · 🇨🇳China
112
Kaonishiki
· Azumazeki-beya · AkitaAkita
113
Nakanokuni
· Minato-beya · 🇨🇳China
114
Aozora
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
115
Yotsuguruma
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
116
Yamasaki
· Fujishima-beya · EhimeEhime
117
Ryuo
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
118
Hidenofuji
· Kasugayama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
119
Chiyonokuni
· Kokonoe-beya · MieMie
120
Chiyonohana
· Kokonoe-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
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.