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 7›
Playoff

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

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