CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1961

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 8-22 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
: Wakanami Jun
: Kasugamine
: Wada Kazuki#
‹Day 1›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Yoshinomine won the playoff against Arakiyama to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 1
38 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kanenohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
2
3
Hanenishiki
· Tomozuna-beya · HyogoHyogo
4
Wakakoma
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
5
Sawakaze
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
6
Naruyama
· Onogawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
7
Narutoumi
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
8
Kuninobori
· Takasago-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Yasome
· Kasugano-beya · TochigiTochigi
10
Oiteyama
· Tatsunami-beya · AomoriAomori
11
Fukunoumi
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuiFukui
12
Osegawa
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
13
Kochi
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
14
Asanoumi
· Takasago-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
15
Omidori
· Takasago-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Sakunobori
· Tatsunami-beya · NaganoNagano
17
Otsuka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OitaOita
18
Aonishiki
· Takasago-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
20
Kiyonomori
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
21
22
23
Tokinami
· Tokitsukaze-beya · EhimeEhime
24
25
26
Takanishiki
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
27
28
Yoshinomine
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
29
Ichinoya
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
30
Onejime
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
31
Yoshakayama#
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
32
Matsushima
· Tatsunami-beya · TokyoTokyo
33
Hoshikabuto
· Izutsu-beya · ChibaChiba
34
Hamanoumi
· Isenoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
35
Wakatenryu
· Hanakago-beya · KyotoKyoto
36
Tenzan
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShimaneShimane
37
Tokitsunami
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AomoriAomori
38
Wakabayama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
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.