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 8›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 8
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Ryuho
· Michinoku-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
2
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
3
Dairaido
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
4
Daitensho
· Takashima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
5
Sasaki
· Naruto-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Kaisei
· Oshima-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
7
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
8
Surugatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
9
Hochiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
10
Nakanishi
· Onomatsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
11
Satsumahibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
12
Shoketsu
· Shibatayama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
13
Sadanofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
14
Takateru
· Oitekaze-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
15
Ryuden
· Takadagawa-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
16
Kasugakuni
· Nakagawa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
17
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
18
Oniarashi
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
19
Nishikikaze
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
20
Yamashita
· Kise-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
21
Kurosawa
· Onomatsu-beya · AichiAichi
22
Hamanishiki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
23
Takayasu
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
24
Tamadaiki
· Kataonami-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
25
Masunoyama
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
26
Shironoryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
27
Kotoyuki
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
28
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
29
Kamei
· Kise-beya · KagawaKagawa
30
Hoshizakura
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
31
Tochitsubasa
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
32
Wakanoshima
· Shibatayama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
33
Kirinishiki
· Michinoku-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
34
Takarafuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
35
Araumi
· Isenoumi-beya · SagaSaga
36
Miyamoto
· Sakaigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
37
Kanbayashi
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
38
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
39
Kaonishiki
· Azumazeki-beya · AkitaAkita
40
Takanoyama
· Tagonoura-beya · Czech
41
Nakanokuni
· Minato-beya · 🇨🇳China
42
Matsutani
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
43
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
44
Towanoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
45
Higonojo
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
46
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
47
Rikiryu
· Hanakago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
48
Daishoyama
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
49
Kitazono
· Oguruma-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
50
Mochimaru
· Tatsunami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
51
Wakaryusei
· Shibatayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
52
Kagamio
· Isenoumi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
53
Yanagawa
· Mihogaseki-beya · KochiKochi
54
Arawashi
· Minezaki-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
55
Minami
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
56
Daiyubu
· Shibatayama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
57
Kotomisen
· Sadogatake-beya · ShimaneShimane
58
Toyonokuni
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
59
Nionoumi
· Yamahibiki-beya · ShigaShiga
60
Daimanazuru
· Asahiyama-beya · NaraNara
61
Hakiai
· Kitanoumi-beya · EhimeEhime
62
Maeta
· Shibatayama-beya · YamagataYamagata
63
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
64
Ri
· Kasugano-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
65
Takunishiki
· Chiganoura-beya · ChibaChiba
66
Tochiyashiki
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
67
Mankajo
· Oitekaze-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
68
Tenichi
· Yamahibiki-beya · NiigataNiigata
69
Seiro
· Shikoroyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
70
Masutoo
· Tokiwayama-beya · 🇭🇺Hungary
71
Kitaharima
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
72
Inoue
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
73
Tokitsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · AichiAichi
74
Kaishoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
75
Arashiumi
· Azumazeki-beya · KyotoKyoto
76
Wakamifuji
· Magaki-beya · AomoriAomori
77
Bugendai
· Fujishima-beya · OitaOita
78
Takakiho
· Takanohana-beya · TokyoTokyo
79
Wakakengo
· Matsugane-beya · GunmaGunma
80
Taiga
· Shikihide-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
81
Chiyonohana
· Kokonoe-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
82
Kotoyutaka
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
83
Sokokurai
· Arashio-beya · 🇨🇳China
84
Fukao
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
85
Takekabuto
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
86
Nakano
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
87
Fukunohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokushimaTokushima
88
Kotokuni
· Sadogatake-beya · OkayamaOkayama
89
Matsumidori
· Onomatsu-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
90
Dewaotori
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
91
Amuru
· Onomatsu-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
92
Yotsuguruma
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
93
Furuichi
· Onomatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
94
Ikioi
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
95
Nankairiki
· Kise-beya · KochiKochi
96
Sadanoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
97
Omiryu
· Hanaregoma-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
98
Yamasaki
· Fujishima-beya · EhimeEhime
99
Yamatofuji
· Onomatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
100
Yonemura
· Hakkaku-beya · FukushimaFukushima
101
Ryuo
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
102
Tochinoyama
· Chiganoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
103
Fujimoto
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
104
Hidenofuji
· Kasugayama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
105
Daionami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
106
Tenroku
· Onomatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
107
Higo
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
108
Danyu
· Kitanoumi-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
109
Asahisho
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
110
Daishoki
· Takadagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Katsunofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Takakoyama
· Naruto-beya · NaganoNagano
-
Ryugi
· Hanaregoma-beya · OkayamaOkayama
114
Aozora
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
115
Yoshiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
116
Tamao
· Kataonami-beya · KochiKochi
117
Hishofuji
· Azumazeki-beya · HyogoHyogo
118
Kawanari
· Oshiogawa-beya · KagawaKagawa
119
Aoba
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
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.