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 4›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 4
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Kanbayashi
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
2
Surugatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
3
Ryuho
· Michinoku-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
4
Hochiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
5
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
6
Satsumahibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
7
Sadanofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
8
Takateru
· Oitekaze-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
9
Mochimaru
· Tatsunami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
10
Ryuden
· Takadagawa-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
11
Dairaido
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
12
Yanagawa
· Mihogaseki-beya · KochiKochi
13
Daitensho
· Takashima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
14
Toyonokuni
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
15
Yamashita
· Kise-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
16
Hamanishiki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
17
Sasaki
· Naruto-beya · AomoriAomori
18
Tamadaiki
· Kataonami-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
19
Masunoyama
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
20
Tochiyashiki
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
21
Kotoyuki
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
22
Seiro
· Shikoroyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
23
Kaisei
· Oshima-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
24
Kitaharima
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
25
Tochitsubasa
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
26
Wakanoshima
· Shibatayama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
27
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
28
Takarafuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
29
Taiga
· Shikihide-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
30
Kotoyutaka
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
31
Miyamoto
· Sakaigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
32
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
33
Takanoyama
· Tagonoura-beya · Czech
34
Fukao
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
35
Takekabuto
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
36
Matsutani
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
37
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
38
Nakanishi
· Onomatsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
39
Nakano
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
40
Towanoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
41
Fukunohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokushimaTokushima
42
Shoketsu
· Shibatayama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
43
Kotokuni
· Sadogatake-beya · OkayamaOkayama
44
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
45
Rikiryu
· Hanakago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
46
Kitazono
· Oguruma-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
47
Dewaotori
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
48
Wakaryusei
· Shibatayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
49
Kasugakuni
· Nakagawa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
50
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
51
Kagamio
· Isenoumi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
52
Arawashi
· Minezaki-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
53
Ikioi
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
54
Daiyubu
· Shibatayama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
55
Oniarashi
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
56
Kotomisen
· Sadogatake-beya · ShimaneShimane
57
Nankairiki
· Kise-beya · KochiKochi
58
Nishikikaze
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
59
Nionoumi
· Yamahibiki-beya · ShigaShiga
60
Sadanoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
61
Kurosawa
· Onomatsu-beya · AichiAichi
62
Daimanazuru
· Asahiyama-beya · NaraNara
63
Hakiai
· Kitanoumi-beya · EhimeEhime
64
Takayasu
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
65
Maeta
· Shibatayama-beya · YamagataYamagata
66
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
67
Ri
· Kasugano-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
68
Takunishiki
· Chiganoura-beya · ChibaChiba
69
Shironoryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
70
Tochinoyama
· Chiganoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
71
Fujimoto
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
72
Tenichi
· Yamahibiki-beya · NiigataNiigata
73
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
74
Masutoo
· Tokiwayama-beya · 🇭🇺Hungary
75
Daionami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
76
Kamei
· Kise-beya · KagawaKagawa
77
Hoshizakura
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
78
Inoue
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
79
Kaishoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
80
Arashiumi
· Azumazeki-beya · KyotoKyoto
81
Higo
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
82
Wakamifuji
· Magaki-beya · AomoriAomori
83
Kirinishiki
· Michinoku-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
84
Bugendai
· Fujishima-beya · OitaOita
85
Takakiho
· Takanohana-beya · TokyoTokyo
86
Daishoki
· Takadagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
87
Wakakengo
· Matsugane-beya · GunmaGunma
88
Araumi
· Isenoumi-beya · SagaSaga
-
Katsunofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Takakoyama
· Naruto-beya · NaganoNagano
-
Ryugi
· Hanaregoma-beya · OkayamaOkayama
92
Sokokurai
· Arashio-beya · 🇨🇳China
93
Kaonishiki
· Azumazeki-beya · AkitaAkita
94
Nakanokuni
· Minato-beya · 🇨🇳China
95
Aozora
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
96
Yoshiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
97
Higonojo
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
98
Matsumidori
· Onomatsu-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
99
Daishoyama
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
100
Amuru
· Onomatsu-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
101
Yotsuguruma
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
102
Tamao
· Kataonami-beya · KochiKochi
103
Furuichi
· Onomatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
104
Minami
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
105
Hishofuji
· Azumazeki-beya · HyogoHyogo
106
Omiryu
· Hanaregoma-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
107
Yamasaki
· Fujishima-beya · EhimeEhime
108
Yamatofuji
· Onomatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
109
Kawanari
· Oshiogawa-beya · KagawaKagawa
110
Yonemura
· Hakkaku-beya · FukushimaFukushima
111
Ryuo
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
112
Mankajo
· Oitekaze-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
113
Aoba
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
114
Hidenofuji
· Kasugayama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
115
Tenroku
· Onomatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
116
Tokitsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · AichiAichi
117
Chiyonokuni
· Kokonoe-beya · MieMie
118
Danyu
· Kitanoumi-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
119
Asahisho
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
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.