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 2›
Playoff

Tied at 6–1, Sakuma won the 4-way playoff against Kokuhoyama, Mienokuni and Shimomura to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 2
74 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Kiyohayashi
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
2
Tonohata#
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
3
Wakanishiki
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
4
Ushisaka
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Uchida
· Oshiogawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
6
Kotonanshu
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
7
8
Shimoda
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
9
Ozaki
· --beya
10
Ehara
· Kasugano-beya · GunmaGunma
11
Mutsunonami
· Ajigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
12
Kokuhoyama
· Oshima-beya · AichiAichi
13
Ichikawa
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
14
Yamaya
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
15
Mutsunofuji
· Ajigawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Suganadake
· Kagamiyama-beya · NiigataNiigata
17
18
Fukui
· Kise-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
19
Matsuda
· Kagamiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
20
Endo
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
21
Murai
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
22
Yoshimoto
· Futagoyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
23
Takusagawa#
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
24
Ueno
· Hanakago-beya · AomoriAomori
25
Sakuma
· Hanakago-beya · ChibaChiba
26
Mienokuni
· Oshima-beya · MieMie
27
Ogiwara
· Hanaregoma-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
28
29
Shimomura
· Dewanoumi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
30
Asahiumi
· Oshima-beya · HyogoHyogo
31
Nakaiyama
· Takasago-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Toyama
· Futagoyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
-
Togashi
· Taiho-beya · AkitaAkita
-
Morinishiki
· Wakamatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Akiyama
· Kasugayama-beya · GifuGifu
-
Katonishiki
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Kojimoto
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Nagai
· --beya
-
Tamawaka
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
-
Murata
· Takadagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
42
Horibe
· Onaruto-beya · AichiAichi
43
Miura
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
44
Tamakawa
· Takasago-beya · OkayamaOkayama
45
Musashi
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
46
Wakashachi
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
47
Tatsusuzuki
· Tatsunami-beya · SaitamaSaitama
48
Kiyoizumi
· Isegahama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
49
Mitonishiki
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
50
Chiba
· Fujishima-beya · TokyoTokyo
51
Hoshiibuki
· Michinoku-beya · ShigaShiga
52
Oito
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
53
Nishio
· Taiho-beya · ChibaChiba
54
55
Kawanomura
· Hanakago-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
56
Tochinohama
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
57
Wakamusashi
· Ajigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
58
Shimaoka
· Tatsunami-beya · HyogoHyogo
59
Tatsusora
· Mihogaseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
60
Kaigo
· Tomozuna-beya · AomoriAomori
61
Mikami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
62
Shirane
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
63
Shiozawa
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
64
Akinoyama
· Kokonoe-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
65
Umenosato
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
66
Senbara
· --beya
67
Numazukuni
· Oshima-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
68
Ando
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
69
Takaya
· Kumagatani-beya · KyotoKyoto
70
Asahitsuru
· Oshima-beya · TokyoTokyo
71
Morino
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
72
Kiyoogi
· --beya
73
Onishi
· Mihogaseki-beya · AichiAichi
74
Hirosaki
· Kagamiyama-beya · HyogoHyogo
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.