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

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