CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
1980

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 14-28 Sept · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
Playoff

Tied at 12–3, Fujizakura won the playoff against Daio to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 1
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Hokutenyu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
2
Iwanami
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
3
Fujizakura
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
4
Sadanoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
5
6
Hakuryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
7
Matsuyama
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
8
Wakashimazu
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
9
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
10
Onishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · NiigataNiigata
11
Daio
· Futagoyama-beya · ToyamaToyama
12
Taiko
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
13
Kotonofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
14
Kotochitose
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
15
Mitsuruyama
· Taiho-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
16
Kotowaka
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Kagetora
· Kokonoe-beya · IwateIwate
18
Daihi
· Oyama-beya · AichiAichi
19
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
20
Wakajishi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
21
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Daigo
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
23
Suiryu
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
24
Tamakiyama
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
25
Wakasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
26
Saisu
· Kiriyama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
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.