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 3›
· as of Day 3
41 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Sotenryu
· Shikoroyama-beya · AichiAichi
2
3
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
4
Kasugasato
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
5
Moriurara
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
6
Ichifuji
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
Wakatoohashi
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
8
Sadanohana
· Sakaigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
10
Mihamaumi
· Tamanoi-beya · ChibaChiba
11
12
13
Nakano
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
14
Chibahibiki
· Shikihide-beya · ChibaChiba
15
Kotouruga
· Sadogatake-beya · NaganoNagano
16
Miyakojima
· Shibatayama-beya · OsakaOsaka
17
Kozakura
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
18
Sasano
· Shikoroyama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Dewadaiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · NiigataNiigata
-
Daihishu
· Naruto-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
-
Asatsurugi
· Takasago-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Hamaobu
· Onoe-beya · AichiAichi
-
Tochifudo
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Teraoryu
· Shikoroyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Hara
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Takaisamu
· Takanohana-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Arishima
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Miyazawa
· Minato-beya · NiigataNiigata
-
Okawara
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
30
Kotoomura
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
31
Haruminato
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
32
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
33
Daishohama
· Oitekaze-beya · HyogoHyogo
34
Komatsu
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
35
Okino
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
36
Sadaisamu
· Sakaigawa-beya · SaitamaSaitama
37
Takahashi
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
38
Yamada
· Oguruma-beya · ChibaChiba
39
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
40
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
41
Rikiyushi
· Minezaki-beya · OsakaOsaka
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.