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 13›
Playoff

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

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