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 4›
Playoff

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

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