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 2›
Playoff

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

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