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 8›
Playoff

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

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