CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
1985

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 8-22 Sept · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 11›
Playoff

Tied at 10–5, Sasshunada won the playoff against Hidanohana to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 11
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
Masudayama
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
3
Sasshunada
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
4
Koryu
· Miyagino-beya · TokushimaTokushima
5
Hakuryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
6
Hananokuni
· Hanaregoma-beya · OsakaOsaka
7
Onohana
· Taiho-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
8
Maenoshin
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
9
10
Shishiho
· Taiho-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
11
Kaneshiro
· Kasugano-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
12
13
Tochinohana
· Kasugano-beya · Taiwan
14
Otaka
· Taiho-beya · OkayamaOkayama
15
Mitoizumi
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
16
Tochimatoi
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
17
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
18
Chikubayama
· Miyagino-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
19
Wakasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
20
21
Kotochitose
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
23
Harunafuji
· Taiho-beya · GunmaGunma
24
Washuyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
25
Ojishi
· Tatsunami-beya · OsakaOsaka
26
Tochiakagi
· Kasugano-beya · GunmaGunma
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.