CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
2016

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 Sept · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
· as of Day 1
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Ura
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
2
3
Amuru
· Onomatsu-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
4
Chiyotairyu
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
5
Chiyomaru
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
6
Ishiura
· Miyagino-beya · TottoriTottori
7
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
8
Chiyoo
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
9
Kotoeko
· Sadogatake-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
10
Asabenkei
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
11
Onosho
· Onomatsu-beya · AomoriAomori
12
Asahisho
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
13
Kitataiki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
14
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
16
Osunaarashi
· Otake-beya · Egypt - Egypt
17
Seiro
· Shikoroyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
18
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
19
Hidenoumi
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
20
Sadanofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
21
Daiki
· Hakkaku-beya · SaitamaSaitama
22
Tsurugisho
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Sato
· Tokiwayama-beya · HyogoHyogo
24
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
25
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
26
Kizenryu
· Kise-beya · KagawaKagawa
27
Kyokutaisei
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
28
Wakanoshima
· Shibatayama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
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.