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›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Tokushoryu won the playoff against Daiamami to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 1
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
2
Meisei
· Tatsunami-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
3
Akiseyama
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
4
Daiamami
· Oitekaze-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
5
Kotoeko
· Sadogatake-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
6
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
7
Wakatakakage
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
8
9
Shimanoumi
· Kise-beya · MieMie
10
Mitoryu
· Nishikido-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
11
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
12
Hakuyozan
· Takadagawa-beya · YamagataYamagata
13
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
14
Jokoryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
15
Arawashi
· Minezaki-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
16
Yago
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Daishoho
· Oitekaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
18
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
19
Takagenji
· Tokiwayama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
20
Hidenoumi
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
21
Chiyonoo
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
22
Tsurugisho
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Seiro
· Shikoroyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
24
Tobizaru
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Chiyonoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · KochiKochi
26
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
27
Enho
· Isegahama-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
28
Akua
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
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.