CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
2012

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 Sept · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 10›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Jokoryu won the playoff against Ikioi to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 10
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Tamawashi
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
2
Ikioi
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
3
Jokoryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
4
5
Tanzo
· Onomatsu-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
6
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
7
Sagatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
8
9
Hochiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
10
Kotoyutaka
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
11
Tokushinho
· Kise-beya · MieMie
12
Yoshiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
13
Tamaasuka
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
14
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
15
Kotoyuki
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
16
Daikiho
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
17
Takanoiwa
· Chiganoura-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
18
Chiyootori
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
19
Sotairyu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukushimaFukushima
20
Nionoumi
· Yamahibiki-beya · ShigaShiga
21
Oiwato
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
22
23
Arawashi
· Minezaki-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
24
Tochinowaka
· Kasugano-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
25
Kimikaze
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
26
Oniarashi
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
27
Keitenkai
· Onomatsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
28
Kokkai
· Oitekaze-beya · Georgia (old)
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.