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 9›
Playoff

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

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