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 8›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 8
74 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Ushisaka
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
2
Kokuhoyama
· Oshima-beya · AichiAichi
3
Fukui
· Kise-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
Sakuma
· Hanakago-beya · ChibaChiba
5
Musashi
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
6
Kotonanshu
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
7
8
Ozaki
· --beya
9
Mutsunonami
· Ajigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
10
Ichikawa
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Wakamusashi
· Ajigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
12
Matsuda
· Kagamiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Mikami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
14
Ueno
· Hanakago-beya · AomoriAomori
15
Umenosato
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
16
Mienokuni
· Oshima-beya · MieMie
17
Ogiwara
· Hanaregoma-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
18
Shimomura
· Dewanoumi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
19
Kiyohayashi
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
20
Nakaiyama
· Takasago-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
21
Horibe
· Onaruto-beya · AichiAichi
22
Wakanishiki
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
23
Miura
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
24
Tamakawa
· Takasago-beya · OkayamaOkayama
25
Kiyoizumi
· Isegahama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
26
Shimoda
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
27
Ehara
· Kasugano-beya · GunmaGunma
28
Hoshiibuki
· Michinoku-beya · ShigaShiga
29
Yamaya
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
30
Mutsunofuji
· Ajigawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
31
Suganadake
· Kagamiyama-beya · NiigataNiigata
32
33
Kaigo
· Tomozuna-beya · AomoriAomori
34
Murai
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
35
Takusagawa#
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
36
Akinoyama
· Kokonoe-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
37
38
Ando
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
39
Asahitsuru
· Oshima-beya · TokyoTokyo
40
Morino
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
41
Asahiumi
· Oshima-beya · HyogoHyogo
42
Onishi
· Mihogaseki-beya · AichiAichi
43
Uchida
· Oshiogawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
44
Tonohata#
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
45
Tatsusuzuki
· Tatsunami-beya · SaitamaSaitama
46
Mitonishiki
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
47
Chiba
· Fujishima-beya · TokyoTokyo
48
Nishio
· Taiho-beya · ChibaChiba
49
Kawanomura
· Hanakago-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
50
Tochinohama
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
51
Tatsusora
· Mihogaseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
52
Endo
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
53
Shiozawa
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
54
Yoshimoto
· Futagoyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
55
Senbara
· --beya
56
Hirosaki
· Kagamiyama-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
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
67
68
Shimaoka
· Tatsunami-beya · HyogoHyogo
69
Numazukuni
· Oshima-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
70
Oito
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
71
Wakashachi
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
72
Shirane
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
73
Takaya
· Kumagatani-beya · KyotoKyoto
74
Kiyoogi
· --beya
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.