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 4›
· as of Day 4
59 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Azumanami
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
2
Hokutosato
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
3
Asatatsuke
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
4
Reon
· Shikihide-beya · ChibaChiba
5
Masunoyama
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
6
Imai
· Shikihide-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
7
Kenshin
· Sakaigawa-beya · NiigataNiigata
8
Umeno
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
9
Ikeru
· Onomatsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
10
Kotomiyakura
· Sadogatake-beya · ShigaShiga
11
12
Tochidaiho
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
13
Asashiomoto
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
14
Tokio
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
15
Ose
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
16
Teraowaka
· Shikoroyama-beya · HyogoHyogo
17
Shimakaze
· Oguruma-beya · OsakaOsaka
18
Kazunofuji
· Isegahama-beya · ToyamaToyama
19
Urutora
· Shikihide-beya · TochigiTochigi
20
Ezuka
· Shikihide-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
21
Asahinishiki
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
22
Kotokobayashi
· Naruto-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
23
Fukuda
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
24
Kitasatsuma
· Chiganoura-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
25
Sakaguchi
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
26
Asahimaru
· Asahiyama-beya · GunmaGunma
27
Kinjo
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
28
Tsugaruumi
· Tamanoi-beya · ChibaChiba
29
Mochizuki
· Otake-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
30
Hanai
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
-
Kotokumazoe
· Sadogatake-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
-
Nakaoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Hokutohomare
· Hakkaku-beya · FukushimaFukushima
-
Teruju
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
-
Yoshimoto
· Azumazeki-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
-
Kotokawai
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Miura
· Asakayama-beya · KyotoKyoto
-
Kotoseigo
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Fujihisashi
· Azumazeki-beya · AichiAichi
-
Tokuda
· Musashigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Takeuchi
· Michinoku-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
-
Nishimura
· Musashigawa-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Matsunofuji
· Isegahama-beya · EhimeEhime
-
Kawamoto
· Miyagino-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Sekino
· Shibatayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Koseki
· Takanohana-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Wakayama
· Onomatsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Kotonawa
· Sadogatake-beya · KyotoKyoto
49
Azumahikari
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
50
Oatari
· Shikihide-beya · SaitamaSaitama
51
Wada
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
52
Shunpo
· Shibatayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
53
Chida
· Onomatsu-beya · IwateIwate
54
Yamashita
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
55
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
56
Shironofuji
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
57
Sawanofuji
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
58
Hattorizakura
· Shikihide-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
59
Kawaguchi
· Shikihide-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.