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 11›
Playoff

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

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