Pictures from the Kyokai - 2014 Aki, Senshuraku

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And so to the final day of an exciting basho. Lower divisions to the end of Makushita in this post.

In the day's first bout, Hakubizan gets his third win, forcing out Sadaisamu.

Mori finishes with a 5-2 kachi-koshi, pushing down Kaikoki who finishes with one less win.

Ichifuji slaps down Komatsu for his fifth win.

Ogiryu gets his fifth win, launching Daiisshin with a nice uwatenage at the edge.

Kimura Soichiro stops the original bout between Byakkomaru and Iida after the rikishi fought for over five minutes without a result.

To give the exhausted rikishi a chance to catch their breath, the following two bouts were held first. Byakkomaru and Iida then returned for a ni-ban-go torinaoshi.

The rematch was much shorter, and Byakkomaru finally got his fifth win.

Ginseizan finishes with an excellent 6-1 kachi-koshi, defeating Enshunada with a kubinage. Ginseizan should make his Sandanme debut on the next banzuke. (Clapping wildly...)

Takaeirai gets his fifth win, tipping over Hokutosho with a kakenage.

Itadaki finishes with five wins, a good return from whatever injury forced him to miss the Nagoya basho. Here he forces Tochitensho out of the ring - both will be in the Sandanme ranks on the next banzuke.

Shunba collects his fifth win as Oisato sails past in the first Sandanme bout of the day.

Taketoba gets his second win, pushing down Jonidan-ranked Kitadaichi who finishes with a poor 1-6 make-koshi.

Hamadayama perches on the tawara and swings Asatodoroki around for an utchari win. Hamadayama finishes with three wins, Asatodoroki with two.

Former Juryo Dewanosato is still going at the age of 43, and today he got his third win against Hatachijo. Dewanosato will celebrate his 44th birthday during the Kyushu basho.

Kotozensho also collects his third win, dispatching Hokutotsuru with a hikiotoshi.

Daionami finishes with a 5-2 kachi-koshi, winning today with the fairly uncommon okurinage technique against Azumasato.

A briefly-held kime grip saw Fukugoriki collect his fifth win, with Wakayama flying off the dohyo as a result.

Tochinobori pushes out Matsubayama to finish with a 5-2 kachi-koshi, which will see him make his Makushita debut on the next banzuke.

Haruhikari (far side) pivots on the tawara, swinging Mitozakura around and down for a nice utchari win. Second win for Haruhikari, sixth loss for Mitozakura.

Former Maegashira Towanoyama gets his third win as Kotokensei hits the deck first, in the first Makushita bout of the day.

Koshinoryu also finishes with a 3-4 record, winning here with a nice sukuinage against Wakaryusei. Kimura Shoji gets into a good low position to observe the end of the bout.

Sasakiyama is another man to pick up his third win on the final day, here throwing Masunosho at the edge.

Former Juryo Dairaido finishes with an excellent 6-1 kachi-koshi this basho, pushing out Nishikigi today. 34-year-old Dairaido has been ever-present in the Makushita ranks since he dropped from Juryo eight years ago.

Kairyu gets his fifth win, pushing out Asabenkei.

Former Juryo Keitenkai continues to work his way back to the sekitori ranks. Today he defeated Gochozan to finish with five wins, his seventh consecutive kachi-koshi.

Yamatofuji collects his fifth win, pulling down Masunoumi who finishes with a 4-3 kachi-koshi at his highest career rank.

Onosho continued his streak of kachi-koshi this basho, now at 10 in a row since his ozumo debut. Today he pushed out Kawanari to finish with five wins.

Former Juryo Kizenryu pulls down Terutsuyoshi and finishes with a 6-1 kachi-koshi, an excellent comeback after his poor Nagoya basho in Juryo.

Iwasaki will make his Juryo debut on the next banzuke, finishing this basho with an excellent 6-1 kachi-koshi. His win today will be recorded as an oshidashi, but Takatoshi deserves some good sportsmanship credit - as spotted by other members, he voluntarily stopped fighting and stepped out after accidentally grabbing Iwasaki's hair.

Edited October 6, 2014 by Yubinhaad

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Apologies for taking so long, I was feeling under the weather for a few days and didn't find the motivation to sort out the pictures. This post includes the Juryo action, lower division yusho presentations and Makuuchi action.

Juryo East dohyo-iri.

Juryo West dohyo-iri.

Tatsu secures his kachi-koshi and also promotion into the Juryo division, forcing out Akiseyama who will fall the other way.

In a battle between the heaviest sekitori and one of the lightest, Tokushinho picks up his sixth win by pushing down Kitaharima. After a poor start it makes Tokushinho's result a more respectable 6-9, while Kitaharima finishes with an 8-7 kachi-koshi.

Asahisho clinches his kachi-koshi with an oshidashi win against Asasekiryu. For the second basho in a row, Asasekiryu falls to make-koshi with a loss on the final day, and is now on a streak of four consecutive make-koshi.

Tamaasuka finishes with a 6-9 make-koshi, pushing out Daido on the final day.

Tochinoshin throws the salt ahead of his bout with Seiro, as he bids to become only the fifth rikishi to record a 15-0 Juryo zensho yusho.

Seiro tried to keep moving but as soon as Tochinoshin stopped him and got a firm hold, it was all over. The Georgian walks his opponent over the edge to secure the zensho yusho.

Chiyoo picks up his ninth win, pushing out Kotoyuki who finishes 8-7.

Fujiazuma had six-bout losing streak earlier in the basho, but recovered to win five of his last six and finish with a 7-8 make-koshi. Here he forces out Tosayutaka who finishes with a 6-9 make-koshi.

Yoshiazuma and Gagamaru during the shikiri for their bout. Gagamaru got the oshidashi win to end his seven-bout losing streak, but finishes with a 5-10 make-koshi for the second basho in a row. Yoshiazuma finishes 4-11 and will drop back to Makushita.

Shotenro gets his sixth win by pushing out Kyokutaisei, who finishes 5-10 and will also drop back to Makushita on the next banzuke.

Amuru gets his ninth win and secures his promotion to the Makuuchi division, forcing out Daieisho.

In the final Juryo bout, Tokushoryu ends his impressive basho with a 12-3 record, slapping down Sakigake who finishes with half as many wins.

Rijicho Kitanoumi takes to the dohyo to give his closing address, joined by what remained of the injury-depleted sanyaku ranks.

The lower division yusho certificates were handed out by Izutsu-oyakata (former Sekiwake Sakahoko).

Jonokuchi yusho - former Juryo Ryuden, Takadagawa-beya.

Jonidan yusho - Hamaguchi, Kise-beya.

Sandanme yusho - Takagi, Kise-beya.

Makushita yusho - Abiko, Oitekaze-beya.

Juryo yusho - Tochinoshin, Kasugano-beya.

Certificates from the Tamari-kai were also presented, by a representative of the group. Abiko is the recipient here.

In the first Makuuchi bout, Kagamio gets his sixth win with a tottari against Juryo-ranked Sotairyu, who finishes with five wins. Kagamio will be in Juryo himself on the next banzuke.

Tokitenku also got his sixth win on the final day, defeating Wakanosato who finishes with the same 6-9 record. Like Kagamio, Tokitenku will also be dropping back to Juryo next time.

Takanoiwa finishes with a 7-8 make-koshi, defeating Kyokushuho who ends with the same score.

Juryo-ranked Homarefuji ends his impressive basho with an 11-4 kachi-koshi which will see him return to the Makuuchi ranks next time. Here he pushes out Chiyomaru who finishes with a poor 4-11 make-koshi.

Kitataiki gets his seventh win, forcing out Sokokurai who misses out on kachi-koshi on the final day for the second basho in a row.

Tamawashi is another rikishi to fall one win short of kachi-koshi, getting his seventh win here with a kotenage against Kyokutenho. Their head-to-head is now level at 7-7.

Chiyootori secures his kachi-koshi on the last day, forcing out Sadanofuji who finishes with only four wins.

Kaisei also clinches his kachi-koshi, pushing out Sadanoumi to leave both men with 8-7 records.

Ichinojo performs chiri-chozu ahead of his bout against Aminishiki.

In that bout, Ichinojo keeps the pressure on in the yusho race with an oshidashi win. The newcomer finishes with an excellent 13-2 record on his Makuuchi debut and wins the Shukun-sho and Kanto-sho. Veteran Aminishiki finishes with a 10-5 record and wins the Gino-sho.

Ikioi concludes his impressive basho with a kotenage win against Okinoumi. Ten ranks apart, both men finish with ten wins.

Tochiozan has recovered well from the shoulder injury which forced him out of the previous basho. He finishes this basho with a 11-4 record, pushing out Takarafuji on the final day.

Yoshikaze gets his seventh win against Shohozan. Yoshikaze won a kinboshi from Kakuryu and also defeated Harumafuji thanks to the Yokozuna's inadvertent hairpull.

It looked like being a terrible basho for Toyonoshima when he pulled out with a knee injury on the second day. Although he lost his first three bouts on his return, he won six of his final seven bouts and won't fall too far on the next banzuke. On Senshuraku he forced out Tochinowaka who finishes with a poor 4-11 make-koshi.

Aoiyama's brute strength was combined with surprisingly nimble footwork this basho. Here he gets his tenth win by dodging Takayasu's attack and pushing him down.

Osunaarashi gets his seventh win against Endo, who finishes with a poor 3-12 make-koshi.

Terunofuji gets his sixth win, throwing Arawashi with a kotenage.

Toyohibiki clinches his kachi-koshi with a tsukihiza win, when Jokoryu's leg buckled and his knee touched down during their tussle.

East sanyaku soroi-bumi - Takekaze, Hakuho and Kotoshogiku.

West sanyaku soroi-bumi - Kakuryu, Goeido and Kisenosato.

New Ozeki Goeido secures his kachi-koshi on the final day, pushing out new Sekiwake Takekaze who falls to make-koshi as a result.

Kisenosato forces out Kotoshogiku in the all-Ozeki clash, leaving both men with pretty ordinary 9-6 kachi-koshi.

Hakuho preparing for his bout with fellow Yokozuna Kakuryu, the concluding bout of the 2014 Aki basho.

And in that bout, Hakuho secured his 31st Makuuchi yusho with a kakenage win.

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And finally, some pictures from the presentations and yusho parade.

Hakuho receives the yusho trophy from Rijicho Kitanoumi.

The yusho flag was presented by Isegahama-oyakata (former Yokozuna Asahifuji).

Prime Minister's trophy.

Yusho interview.

Mongolian Prime Minister's trophy.

France-Japan friendship trophy, and the Pierre Herme macaroon prize which goes along with it.

Czech Republic friendship trophy.

In the shitaku-beya, Aminishiki waits to head back out to receive his Gino-sho awards.

Ichinojo has his non-mage repaired.

The two sansho winners receive their Tokyo Shimbun trophies and certificates.

And now their Kyokai trophies and certificates from Isegahama-oyakata again.

Hakuho celebrates his 31st yusho with his supporters.

With other sekitori from Isegahama ichimon.

One flag and lots of no-flags, joined by Gino-sho winner Aminishiki in this one.

Ichinojo poses for a picture with his trophies.

Joined by Aminishiki.

A wakaimonogashira - Iyozakura, I think - explains the procedure of the teuchi-shiki and kami-okuri ceremonies to this basho's small group of shindeshi.

Teuchi-shiki.

And Kimura Kenjiro is launched into the air for the kami-okuri.

Back in the shitaku-beya, Takarafuji is dressed ready to join Hakuho as flag-bearer in the yusho parade. With him is stablemate Shunba.

Nakagawa-oyakata (former Maegashira Asahisato) leads out the yusho parade.

Hakuho dishes out some high-fives on his way out.

As well as holding the yusho flag, Takarafuji was also filming the parade on his camcorder.