noun
Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament
One of the six annual professional sumo tournaments, held in September at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.
秋場所は九月に東京で行われる。
The Autumn Tournament is held in Tokyo in September.
今年の秋場所で横綱が優勝した。
The yokozuna won the Autumn Tournament this year.
Summer Grand Sumo Tournament held in May in Tokyo.
Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament held in July in Nagoya.
Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament held in November in Fukuoka.
New Year Grand Sumo Tournament held in January in Tokyo.
Compound of 秋 (aki, 'autumn') and 場所 (basho, 'place' or 'tournament'), referring to the autumn sumo tournament.