CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
2018

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 1›
· as of Day 1
63 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Chura
· Isegahama-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
2
Hakuyo
· Isenoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
3
Tanji
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
4
Nishimura
· Musashigawa-beya · SaitamaSaitama
5
Chida
· Onomatsu-beya · IwateIwate
6
Fukuda
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
7
Teraosho
· Shikoroyama-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
8
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
9
Akatsuki
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
10
Hayasaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
11
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
12
Mukaida
· Naruto-beya · HyogoHyogo
13
Matsugashima
· Takadagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
14
Kojima
· Asakayama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
15
Mitsuuchi
· Onomatsu-beya · KochiKochi
-
Sasaki
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Iguchi
· Tamanoi-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Asahanshin
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
-
Nakaishi
· Hanaregoma-beya · AichiAichi
-
Wakaseiun
· Chiganoura-beya · AichiAichi
-
Fubu
· Musashigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Matsuoka
· Hakkaku-beya · NaganoNagano
-
Wakaseido
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Kaishun
· Asakayama-beya · KyotoKyoto
-
Azumanami
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
-
Daiisshin
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Hokutosato
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
-
Sawanofuji
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Toyama
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Onagaya
· Shikoroyama-beya · AichiAichi
-
Kyonosato
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
-
Tanaka
· Shikoroyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Chiyotaiyo
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Shiimori
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OkayamaOkayama
-
Daishiryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Wakaoyama
· Nishiiwa-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Toya
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Oju
· Naruto-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Houn
· Minezaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Fujikawa
· Nishonoseki-beya · SagaSaga
-
Hattorizakura
· Shikihide-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Koreyasu
· Asakayama-beya · NaraNara
-
Ogitora
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
-
Kotoyamato
· Sadogatake-beya · GifuGifu
-
Burinosato
· Chiganoura-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
-
Hatooka
· Kise-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Watanabe
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
49
50
Tabara
· Musashigawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
51
Shiraseyama
· Kise-beya · HyogoHyogo
52
Shimakaze
· Oguruma-beya · OsakaOsaka
53
Takamasaki
· Chiganoura-beya · OsakaOsaka
54
Aonoumi
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
55
Satoiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · NaraNara
56
Sawaisamu
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
57
Wakafujioka
· Nishiiwa-beya · OsakaOsaka
58
Sekizukayama
· Tagonoura-beya · AichiAichi
59
Hayatonishiki
· Asahiyama-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
60
Shishimaru
· Tagonoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
61
Takanoryu
· Chiganoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
62
Kinugawa
· Tamanoi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
63
Fukamachi
· Minezaki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
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.