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 7›
Playoff

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

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