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 6›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 6
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Surugatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
2
Ryuho
· Michinoku-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
3
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
4
Sadanofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
5
Ryuden
· Takadagawa-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
6
Dairaido
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
Daitensho
· Takashima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
8
Yamashita
· Kise-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
9
Sasaki
· Naruto-beya · AomoriAomori
10
Masunoyama
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
11
Kotoyuki
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
12
Kaisei
· Oshima-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
13
Wakanoshima
· Shibatayama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
14
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
15
Miyamoto
· Sakaigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
16
Kanbayashi
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
17
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
18
Matsutani
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
19
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
20
Hochiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
21
Nakanishi
· Onomatsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Towanoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Satsumahibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
24
Shoketsu
· Shibatayama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
25
Takateru
· Oitekaze-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
26
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
27
Kitazono
· Oguruma-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
28
Mochimaru
· Tatsunami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
29
Kasugakuni
· Nakagawa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
30
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
31
Yanagawa
· Mihogaseki-beya · KochiKochi
32
Daiyubu
· Shibatayama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
33
Oniarashi
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
34
Kotomisen
· Sadogatake-beya · ShimaneShimane
35
Toyonokuni
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
36
Nishikikaze
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
37
Kurosawa
· Onomatsu-beya · AichiAichi
38
Hamanishiki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
39
Daimanazuru
· Asahiyama-beya · NaraNara
40
Takayasu
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
41
Tamadaiki
· Kataonami-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
42
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
43
Shironoryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
44
Tochiyashiki
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
45
Tenichi
· Yamahibiki-beya · NiigataNiigata
46
Seiro
· Shikoroyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
47
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
48
Kamei
· Kise-beya · KagawaKagawa
49
Kitaharima
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
50
Hoshizakura
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
51
Inoue
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
52
Tochitsubasa
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
53
Arashiumi
· Azumazeki-beya · KyotoKyoto
54
Kirinishiki
· Michinoku-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
55
Bugendai
· Fujishima-beya · OitaOita
56
Takarafuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
57
Wakakengo
· Matsugane-beya · GunmaGunma
58
Taiga
· Shikihide-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
59
Araumi
· Isenoumi-beya · SagaSaga
60
Kaonishiki
· Azumazeki-beya · AkitaAkita
61
Takanoyama
· Tagonoura-beya · Czech
62
Fukao
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
63
Takekabuto
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
64
Nakanokuni
· Minato-beya · 🇨🇳China
65
Nakano
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
66
Higonojo
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
67
Fukunohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokushimaTokushima
68
Kotokuni
· Sadogatake-beya · OkayamaOkayama
69
Rikiryu
· Hanakago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
70
Daishoyama
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
71
Dewaotori
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
72
Amuru
· Onomatsu-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
73
Wakaryusei
· Shibatayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
74
Kagamio
· Isenoumi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
75
Furuichi
· Onomatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
76
Arawashi
· Minezaki-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
77
Ikioi
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
78
Minami
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
79
Nankairiki
· Kise-beya · KochiKochi
80
Nionoumi
· Yamahibiki-beya · ShigaShiga
81
Sadanoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
82
Omiryu
· Hanaregoma-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
83
Hakiai
· Kitanoumi-beya · EhimeEhime
84
Yamatofuji
· Onomatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
85
Maeta
· Shibatayama-beya · YamagataYamagata
86
Yonemura
· Hakkaku-beya · FukushimaFukushima
87
Ri
· Kasugano-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
88
Takunishiki
· Chiganoura-beya · ChibaChiba
89
Tochinoyama
· Chiganoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
90
Fujimoto
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
91
Mankajo
· Oitekaze-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
92
Masutoo
· Tokiwayama-beya · 🇭🇺Hungary
93
Daionami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
94
Tenroku
· Onomatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
95
Tokitsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · AichiAichi
96
Kaishoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
97
Higo
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
98
Wakamifuji
· Magaki-beya · AomoriAomori
99
Asahisho
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
100
Takakiho
· Takanohana-beya · TokyoTokyo
101
Daishoki
· Takadagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
102
Chiyonohana
· Kokonoe-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
103
Kotoyutaka
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Katsunofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Takakoyama
· Naruto-beya · NaganoNagano
-
Ryugi
· Hanaregoma-beya · OkayamaOkayama
107
Sokokurai
· Arashio-beya · 🇨🇳China
108
Aozora
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
109
Yoshiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
110
Matsumidori
· Onomatsu-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
111
Yotsuguruma
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
112
Tamao
· Kataonami-beya · KochiKochi
113
Hishofuji
· Azumazeki-beya · HyogoHyogo
114
Yamasaki
· Fujishima-beya · EhimeEhime
115
Kawanari
· Oshiogawa-beya · KagawaKagawa
116
Ryuo
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
117
Aoba
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
118
Hidenofuji
· Kasugayama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
119
Chiyonokuni
· Kokonoe-beya · MieMie
120
Danyu
· Kitanoumi-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.