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 4›
Playoff

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

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