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 13›
Playoff

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

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