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 5›
Playoff

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

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