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 7›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 7
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Ryuho
· Michinoku-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
2
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
3
Daitensho
· Takashima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
4
Sasaki
· Naruto-beya · AomoriAomori
5
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
6
Dairaido
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
Yamashita
· Kise-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
8
Kotoyuki
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
9
Kaisei
· Oshima-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
10
Miyamoto
· Sakaigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
11
Surugatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
12
Nakanishi
· Onomatsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Sadanofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
14
Takateru
· Oitekaze-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
15
Ryuden
· Takadagawa-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
16
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
17
Nishikikaze
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
18
Takayasu
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
19
Masunoyama
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
20
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
21
Wakanoshima
· Shibatayama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
22
Araumi
· Isenoumi-beya · SagaSaga
23
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
24
Hochiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
25
Towanoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
26
Satsumahibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
27
Shoketsu
· Shibatayama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
28
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
29
Mochimaru
· Tatsunami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
30
Kasugakuni
· Nakagawa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
31
Daiyubu
· Shibatayama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
32
Oniarashi
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
33
Toyonokuni
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
34
Kurosawa
· Onomatsu-beya · AichiAichi
35
Hamanishiki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
36
Daimanazuru
· Asahiyama-beya · NaraNara
37
Tamadaiki
· Kataonami-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
38
Shironoryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
39
Tochiyashiki
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
40
Tenichi
· Yamahibiki-beya · NiigataNiigata
41
Seiro
· Shikoroyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
42
Kamei
· Kise-beya · KagawaKagawa
43
Hoshizakura
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
44
Inoue
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
45
Tochitsubasa
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
46
Arashiumi
· Azumazeki-beya · KyotoKyoto
47
Kirinishiki
· Michinoku-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
48
Bugendai
· Fujishima-beya · OitaOita
49
Takarafuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
50
Wakakengo
· Matsugane-beya · GunmaGunma
51
Kanbayashi
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
52
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
53
Kaonishiki
· Azumazeki-beya · AkitaAkita
54
Takanoyama
· Tagonoura-beya · Czech
55
Matsutani
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
56
Higonojo
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
57
Kitazono
· Oguruma-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
58
Kagamio
· Isenoumi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
59
Yanagawa
· Mihogaseki-beya · KochiKochi
60
Arawashi
· Minezaki-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
61
Kotomisen
· Sadogatake-beya · ShimaneShimane
62
Hakiai
· Kitanoumi-beya · EhimeEhime
63
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
64
Ri
· Kasugano-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
65
Mankajo
· Oitekaze-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
66
Kitaharima
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
67
Tokitsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · AichiAichi
68
Kaishoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
69
Wakamifuji
· Magaki-beya · AomoriAomori
70
Takakiho
· Takanohana-beya · TokyoTokyo
71
Taiga
· Shikihide-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
72
Nakanokuni
· Minato-beya · 🇨🇳China
73
Nakano
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
74
Fukunohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokushimaTokushima
75
Rikiryu
· Hanakago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
76
Daishoyama
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
77
Dewaotori
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
78
Amuru
· Onomatsu-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
79
Wakaryusei
· Shibatayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
80
Ikioi
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
81
Minami
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
82
Nionoumi
· Yamahibiki-beya · ShigaShiga
83
Omiryu
· Hanaregoma-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
84
Yamatofuji
· Onomatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
85
Maeta
· Shibatayama-beya · YamagataYamagata
86
Yonemura
· Hakkaku-beya · FukushimaFukushima
87
Takunishiki
· Chiganoura-beya · ChibaChiba
88
Masutoo
· Tokiwayama-beya · 🇭🇺Hungary
89
Tenroku
· Onomatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
90
Chiyonohana
· Kokonoe-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
91
Kotoyutaka
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
92
Sokokurai
· Arashio-beya · 🇨🇳China
93
Fukao
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
94
Takekabuto
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
95
Kotokuni
· Sadogatake-beya · OkayamaOkayama
96
Furuichi
· Onomatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
97
Nankairiki
· Kise-beya · KochiKochi
98
Sadanoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
99
Yamasaki
· Fujishima-beya · EhimeEhime
100
Ryuo
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
101
Tochinoyama
· Chiganoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
102
Fujimoto
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
103
Hidenofuji
· Kasugayama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
104
Daionami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
105
Higo
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
106
Asahisho
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
107
Daishoki
· Takadagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Katsunofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Takakoyama
· Naruto-beya · NaganoNagano
-
Ryugi
· Hanaregoma-beya · OkayamaOkayama
111
Yoshiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
112
Matsumidori
· Onomatsu-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
113
Yotsuguruma
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
114
Tamao
· Kataonami-beya · KochiKochi
115
Chiyonokuni
· Kokonoe-beya · MieMie
116
Danyu
· Kitanoumi-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
117
Aozora
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
118
Hishofuji
· Azumazeki-beya · HyogoHyogo
119
Kawanari
· Oshiogawa-beya · KagawaKagawa
120
Aoba
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
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.