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 7›
Playoff

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

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