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 12›
Playoff

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

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