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 3›
Playoff

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

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