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 4›
· as of Day 4
41 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Ichifuji
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
2
Sotenryu
· Shikoroyama-beya · AichiAichi
3
4
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
5
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
6
Kasugasato
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
7
8
Moriurara
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
9
10
Wakatoohashi
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
11
Kotoomura
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
12
Nakano
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
14
Chibahibiki
· Shikihide-beya · ChibaChiba
15
Sadanohana
· Sakaigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
Kotouruga
· Sadogatake-beya · NaganoNagano
17
Komatsu
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
18
Miyakojima
· Shibatayama-beya · OsakaOsaka
19
Mihamaumi
· Tamanoi-beya · ChibaChiba
20
Kozakura
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
21
Takahashi
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
22
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
34
Yamada
· Oguruma-beya · ChibaChiba
35
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
36
Haruminato
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
37
Daishohama
· Oitekaze-beya · HyogoHyogo
38
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
39
Rikiyushi
· Minezaki-beya · OsakaOsaka
40
Okino
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
41
Sadaisamu
· Sakaigawa-beya · SaitamaSaitama
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.