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 6›
Playoff

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

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