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 14›
Playoff

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

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