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 13›
Playoff

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

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