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 15›
Playoff

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

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