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 15›
Playoff

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

· final standings
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
Hokutenyu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Wakashimazu
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
6
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
Kotonofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Mitsuruyama
· Taiho-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
9
Kotowaka
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
11
Wakajishi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
12
Daigo
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
13
Saisu
· Kiriyama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
14
Daihi
· Oyama-beya · AichiAichi
15
Matsuyama
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
Onishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · NiigataNiigata
17
Tamakiyama
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
18
Kotochitose
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
19
Hakuryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
20
Kagetora
· Kokonoe-beya · IwateIwate
21
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
22
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
23
Wakasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
24
Iwanami
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
25
Suiryu
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
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.