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 10›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 10
38 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
Wakakoma
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
3
Otsuka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OitaOita
4
Kanenohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
5
Sawakaze
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
6
Yoshinomine
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
7
Oiteyama
· Tatsunami-beya · AomoriAomori
8
Sakunobori
· Tatsunami-beya · NaganoNagano
9
Wakatenryu
· Hanakago-beya · KyotoKyoto
10
Hanenishiki
· Tomozuna-beya · HyogoHyogo
11
12
Yoshakayama#
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
13
Kochi
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
14
Tokitsunami
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AomoriAomori
15
Kiyonomori
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
16
Naruyama
· Onogawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
17
Kuninobori
· Takasago-beya · TokyoTokyo
18
Yasome
· Kasugano-beya · TochigiTochigi
19
Ichinoya
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
20
Fukunoumi
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuiFukui
21
Omidori
· Takasago-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Hoshikabuto
· Izutsu-beya · ChibaChiba
23
24
Tokinami
· Tokitsukaze-beya · EhimeEhime
25
26
Narutoumi
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
27
Takanishiki
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
28
Osegawa
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
29
Matsushima
· Tatsunami-beya · TokyoTokyo
30
Asanoumi
· Takasago-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
31
32
Tenzan
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShimaneShimane
33
Aonishiki
· Takasago-beya · AomoriAomori
34
35
Onejime
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
36
Hamanoumi
· Isenoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
37
Wakabayama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
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Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
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.