Orion 431 Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) Aki basho figures. 14 times the man-in onrei banners were down and also the remaining day in the end fulfilled the full-house requirements. Last time that was during the Waka-Taka boom at the Hatsu basho 1997, which had all 15 days with the banners down. 5 times were a sell out. The details from my pic posts: Sell out with 10605 spectators for Aki day 1 again after 12 years Day 2 - full house with 10604 spectators - ONE less than the sell out number - really? Day 3 with 8714 was really a full house with more than 80%, the yardstick. Spectators had poured in after 2 p.m. when they decide to lower the banners or not. Without the banners the day is not officially counted as a full house. Day 4 - 9585 spectators for a rare full house for that day, after 18 years again, a reminder of the good old days with 666 in a row. Day 5 - full house with 9163 spectators Day 6 - full house with 9177 spectators Day 7 - 2nd sell-out of the basho, this time they give 10610 as the number, 5 more than on for the sell-out on day 1 Nakabi - again a sell-out with 10610 spectators Day 9 - full house with 10157 spectators Day 10 - sell-out with 10610 spectators Day 11 - full house with 9806 spectators Day 12 - full house with 9754 spectators Day 13 - full house with 10511 spectators Day 14 - sell-out (10610) Day 15 - sell out of course (10610) Day 2 -- I was at the Kokugikan ticket counter at 9.00 a.m. and the only tickets remaining were 9,300 yen row 14 masu-seki (the last line), being sold "aiseki" -- that is, to individuals. Everything else had been sold (whether the ticket holders turned up is another matter but they didn't have the tickets to sell). That is what I call a sell-out. Since it was the only chance I had to watch all day, I paid nearly 10,000 and got first place in a 4-person masu. It was clear they were selling one seat in each masu, then when all of them had one person, the ticket office started selling other tickets for the same masu. Was soon joined by a Japanese married couple of around 40. We got on pretty well. Much later a nice young man who looked sorta Indian but said he was a Londoner claimed the fourth seat. He fitted in pretty well too, so we all had a good day -- but the cramped conditions caused me physical problems that are still troubling me two weeks later. (Thank goodness we were not squashed in with carrier bags of goodies and souvenirs like the people who get their masuseki through a chaya.) And, dear friends, I can assure you that it really was a full house. At any one time there were, of course, empty seats visible upstairs (the red shows up clearly), but that happens when people go to buy food and drink and souvenirs, or, more commonly, to line up for an hour or so outside to applaud the big guys walking in or out; but it is very different from seeing the top three or four rows of B seats vacant on the east, rear and west sides; those are the times when it is clear that the seats haven't been sold. Orion Edited September 30, 2014 by Orion 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,802 Posted September 30, 2014 Senshuraku 5:07-5:37 p.m. had average ratings of 21.7% for the NHK sumo broadcast with a peek of 26.8% at 5:34 just before the yusho decision.For Hakuho's 30th yusho they were 17.4%, his 29th 15.5%.The award ceremony this time still had 13.4%.http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2014/09/29/kiji/K20140929009015051.htmlhttp://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/news/140929/ent14092912010006-n1.htm 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shitamachi 21 Posted September 30, 2014 I'm confused by what a "full house" means. Why is it less than a sellout? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,802 Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) I'm confused by what a "full house" means. Why is it less than a sellout? For a full house the man-in onrei banners are lowered, it is sufficient to have (sold tickets to have) the hall at least 80% full at 2 p.m. Sell out is man-in-fuda-dome, no more tickets available. Edited September 30, 2014 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inhashi 2,363 Posted October 12, 2014 animals my not attend a basho (No, no, no...) although they can count as fans too. parent and child watching ozeki Kotoshogiku 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kuroimori 1,634 Posted October 12, 2014 animals my not attend a basho (No, no, no...) although they can count as fans too. parent and child watching Ozeki Kotoshogiku.jpg parent and child watching ozeki Kotoshogiku That's a different CATegory of fans :-) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,802 Posted November 9, 2014 Full house for Kyushu day one after 17 years again. Certain full house days are 7, 8, 13, 14, 15. http://www.daily.co.jp/general/2014/11/09/0007487813.shtml 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,802 Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) The basho had 7 times a full house (4 sell-outs), most for Kyushu since 1997, which had 10. Details from my pic posts Day 1: full house with 6332 spectators, 90% of the capacity of 6986 - ratings for NHK: 16.2% Day 2: 4000 spectators Day 3: (really again?)4000 spectators Day 4: 4300 spectators Day 5: 4100 spectators Day 6: 4700 spectators Day 7: 2nd full house and first sell-out (fuda-dome) this basho with 6986 spectators Day 8: 2nd sell-out (6986) Day 9: 5000 spectators (the numbers all look like "about" figures for this basho) Day 10: 4900 spectators - TV ratings top 30 from the 10th to the 16th have Ozumo for an unprecedented (since when?) 3 times: day 6 13.7%, day 7 15.7%, day 8 16% Day 11: 5400 spectators Day 12: full house in Kyushu on a weekday again after 17 years - 5600 spectators (just the necessary 80%) Day 13: full house with 6300 spectators Day 14: sell-out (6986) Day 15: sell-out of course - average (for the senshuraku broadcast) NHK ratings 15.4% with a peek of 21.9% around 5:30 Edited November 27, 2014 by Akinomaki 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asameshimae 220 Posted November 26, 2014 Day 15: sell-out of course - average ratings 15.4% with a peek of 21.9% around 5:30 You mean the average through the two weeks or? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torquato 1,075 Posted November 26, 2014 Akinomaki means the TV ratings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asameshimae 220 Posted November 26, 2014 Right, ratings should have been a big clue. Of course it helps that it is on NHK, which is the go to channel for a lot of people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asameshimae 220 Posted November 26, 2014 animals my not attend a basho (No, no, no...) although they can count as fans too. parent and child watching Ozeki Kotoshogiku.jpg parent and child watching ozeki Kotoshogiku Do they fall over when someone tries a nekodamashi? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inhashi 2,363 Posted November 27, 2014 animals my not attend a basho (No, no, no...) although they can count as fans too. parent and child watching Ozeki Kotoshogiku.jpg parent and child watching ozeki Kotoshogiku Do they fall over when someone tries a nekodamashi? neko to koneko always land on their feet, yeah? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CT3* 331 Posted December 8, 2014 Looks like the first 2 days of the January basho are SOLD OUT. :'-( Coming back to Japan with a group of friends and they're all heading back to the States before me. I extended my stay specifically to catch a few days of the action. Oh well...2 days is better than none, right? I got to take in one day of the January 2013 Basho and now I'm hungry for more! I was hoping to get tickets for the first 4 days, but had to settle for just Day 3 and Day 4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asameshimae 220 Posted December 9, 2014 If you show up early enough, you can buy same day tickets. I expect that especially Sunday will have a line from very early in the morning, if not late the previous night. Depends on how hard core you are. It certainly will save you money that way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CT3* 331 Posted December 9, 2014 Well I'm hardcore enough to stay an extra week in Japan by myself just to watch sumo! I too expect a long line on Sunday; might have better luck on Monday but I'll most definitely give it a shot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Itachiyama 107 Posted December 10, 2014 Aki Basho was fine until 6:30! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shitamachi 21 Posted January 2, 2015 Well I'm hardcore enough to stay an extra week in Japan by myself just to watch sumo! I too expect a long line on Sunday; might have better luck on Monday but I'll most definitely give it a shot! I was surprised when I went on the 14th day at the Aki basho, when Hakuho was due to face Ichinojo. I was expecting it to be crowded, so should up shortly after 6am. People who showed up as late as 7:30 were getting tickets surprisingly enough. I imagine you'd have to get there fairly early on Sunday, but I wouldn't expect Monday to be so bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,802 Posted January 11, 2015 Day 1 of the Hatsu basho was a sell-out, already for 7 days the advance tickets are sold out. 15 days of full house in Tokyo again after Hatsu 1997 is possible. http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/sports/sumou/355149/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CT3* 331 Posted January 11, 2015 I am in line right now for tickets to Day 2. Wish me luck! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,802 Posted January 12, 2015 Day 2 was a sell-out, too. A holiday. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CT3* 331 Posted January 12, 2015 I was in the very last row and did notice a fair number of empty seats. But what a day of sumo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torquato 1,075 Posted January 12, 2015 I am in line right now for tickets to Day 2. Wish me luck! I was in the very last row and did notice a fair number of empty seats. But what a day of sumo! \o/ Congratulations! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CT3* 331 Posted January 12, 2015 Thanks! I have actual tickets for the next 2 days. Psyched! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,802 Posted January 13, 2015 Day 3 with another full house - after the usual 18 years again for a Tokyo basho day 3. Last year's Aki basho only failed to get an official full house on day 3 (see the below quote from this thread).Kitanoumi is relieved, because day 3 had the most unsold advanced tickets: the hope of 15 days of a full house becomes more and more likely.http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2015/01/13/kiji/K20150113009624830.html I wonder when they had 15 days of sell-out before. Aki basho figures.14 times the man-in onrei banners were down and also the remaining day in the end fulfilled the full-house requirements. Last time that was during the Waka-Taka boom at the Hatsu basho 1997, which had all 15 days with the banners down.Day 3 with 8714 was really a full house with more than 80%, the yardstick. Spectators had poured in after 2 p.m. when they decide to lower the banners or not. Without the banners the day is not officially counted as a full house. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
