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 5›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 5
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Surugatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
2
Yamashita
· Kise-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
3
Sasaki
· Naruto-beya · AomoriAomori
4
Masunoyama
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
5
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
6
Ryuho
· Michinoku-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
7
Hochiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
8
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
9
Satsumahibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
10
Sadanofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
11
Takateru
· Oitekaze-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
12
Mochimaru
· Tatsunami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
13
Ryuden
· Takadagawa-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
14
Dairaido
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
15
Yanagawa
· Mihogaseki-beya · KochiKochi
16
Daitensho
· Takashima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
17
Toyonokuni
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
18
Kotoyuki
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
19
Seiro
· Shikoroyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
20
Kaisei
· Oshima-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
21
Kitaharima
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
22
Tochitsubasa
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
23
Wakanoshima
· Shibatayama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
24
Taiga
· Shikihide-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
25
Miyamoto
· Sakaigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
26
Kanbayashi
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
27
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
28
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
29
Nakanishi
· Onomatsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
30
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
31
Daiyubu
· Shibatayama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
32
Nishikikaze
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
33
Kurosawa
· Onomatsu-beya · AichiAichi
34
Hamanishiki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
35
Takayasu
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
36
Tamadaiki
· Kataonami-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
37
Shironoryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
38
Tochiyashiki
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
39
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
40
Inoue
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
41
Arashiumi
· Azumazeki-beya · KyotoKyoto
42
Bugendai
· Fujishima-beya · OitaOita
43
Takarafuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
44
Wakakengo
· Matsugane-beya · GunmaGunma
45
Fukao
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
46
Matsutani
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
47
Nakano
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
48
Towanoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
49
Shoketsu
· Shibatayama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
50
Kotokuni
· Sadogatake-beya · OkayamaOkayama
51
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
52
Rikiryu
· Hanakago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
53
Kitazono
· Oguruma-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
54
Dewaotori
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
55
Wakaryusei
· Shibatayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
56
Kasugakuni
· Nakagawa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
57
Arawashi
· Minezaki-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
58
Oniarashi
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
59
Kotomisen
· Sadogatake-beya · ShimaneShimane
60
Nionoumi
· Yamahibiki-beya · ShigaShiga
61
Daimanazuru
· Asahiyama-beya · NaraNara
62
Hakiai
· Kitanoumi-beya · EhimeEhime
63
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
64
Ri
· Kasugano-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
65
Tochinoyama
· Chiganoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
66
Tenichi
· Yamahibiki-beya · NiigataNiigata
67
Masutoo
· Tokiwayama-beya · 🇭🇺Hungary
68
Kamei
· Kise-beya · KagawaKagawa
69
Hoshizakura
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
70
Kaishoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
71
Wakamifuji
· Magaki-beya · AomoriAomori
72
Kirinishiki
· Michinoku-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
73
Daishoki
· Takadagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
74
Araumi
· Isenoumi-beya · SagaSaga
75
Kotoyutaka
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
76
Kaonishiki
· Azumazeki-beya · AkitaAkita
77
Takanoyama
· Tagonoura-beya · Czech
78
Takekabuto
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
79
Nakanokuni
· Minato-beya · 🇨🇳China
80
Higonojo
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
81
Fukunohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokushimaTokushima
82
Daishoyama
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
83
Amuru
· Onomatsu-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
84
Kagamio
· Isenoumi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
85
Ikioi
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
86
Minami
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
87
Nankairiki
· Kise-beya · KochiKochi
88
Sadanoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
89
Maeta
· Shibatayama-beya · YamagataYamagata
90
Takunishiki
· Chiganoura-beya · ChibaChiba
91
Fujimoto
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
92
Mankajo
· Oitekaze-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
93
Daionami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
94
Tenroku
· Onomatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
95
Tokitsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · AichiAichi
96
Higo
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
97
Takakiho
· Takanohana-beya · TokyoTokyo
98
Chiyonohana
· Kokonoe-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
-
Katsunofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Takakoyama
· Naruto-beya · NaganoNagano
-
Ryugi
· Hanaregoma-beya · OkayamaOkayama
102
Tamao
· Kataonami-beya · KochiKochi
103
Furuichi
· Onomatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
104
Omiryu
· Hanaregoma-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
105
Yamasaki
· Fujishima-beya · EhimeEhime
106
Yamatofuji
· Onomatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
107
Kawanari
· Oshiogawa-beya · KagawaKagawa
108
Yonemura
· Hakkaku-beya · FukushimaFukushima
109
Ryuo
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
110
Danyu
· Kitanoumi-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
111
Asahisho
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
112
Sokokurai
· Arashio-beya · 🇨🇳China
113
Aozora
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
114
Yoshiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
115
Matsumidori
· Onomatsu-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
116
Yotsuguruma
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
117
Hishofuji
· Azumazeki-beya · HyogoHyogo
118
Aoba
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
119
Hidenofuji
· Kasugayama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
120
Chiyonokuni
· Kokonoe-beya · MieMie
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.