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›
Playoff

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

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