Aki basho

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Aki basho is one of the six annual professional sumo tournaments in Japan, traditionally held in September at Tokyo’s Ryōgoku Kokugikan.

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Aki basho canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf professional sumo tournament ⓘ
sporting event ⓘ
sumo basho ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament ⓘ
audienceType domestic and international spectators ⓘ
broadcastOn NHK ⓘ
city Tokyo ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
determinesTitle yūshō (tournament championship) ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
governingBody Japan Sumo Association ⓘ
hasCeremony dohyō-iri ⓘ
yokozuna ring-entering ceremony ⓘ
hasCompetitionLevel jonidan division ⓘ
jonokuchi division ⓘ
jūryō division ⓘ
makushita division ⓘ
makuuchi division ⓘ
sandanme division ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance major event in Japanese sports calendar ⓘ
hasFormat round-robin within divisions ⓘ
hasParticipants professional rikishi ⓘ
hasPrize Emperor’s Cup ⓘ
linked to: Emperor's Cup
hasSpecialPrizes sanshō awards ⓘ
heldAtVenueSince Ryōgoku Kokugikan (current building) era ⓘ
heldInMonth September ⓘ
languageOfOfficialName Japanese ⓘ
location Ryōgoku Kokugikan ⓘ
numberOfAnnualGrandTournaments 6 ⓘ
numberOfBoutsPerDayTopDivision around 21 ⓘ
partOf Grand Sumo Tournament schedule ⓘ
seasonalAssociation autumn ⓘ
sport sumo ⓘ
ticketDemand often high ⓘ
ticketType arena seats ⓘ
box seats ⓘ
typicalDurationDays 15 ⓘ
typicalEndDayOfWeek Sunday ⓘ
typicalStartDayOfWeek Sunday ⓘ
usesCompetitionSurface dohyō ⓘ
usesRules ōzumō rules ⓘ
weatherContext late Japanese summer to early autumn climate in Tokyo ⓘ

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Ryōgoku Kokugikan → hostsEvent → Aki basho ⓘ