CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1962

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 14-28 Jan · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 10›
· as of Day 10
36 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kiyonomori
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
2
3
Yoshinomine
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
4
Wakanaruto
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
5
Sawahikari
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
6
7
Kurikeyama
· Sanoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Naruyama
· Onogawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
9
Okanoyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OkayamaOkayama
10
Takanishiki
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
11
Yoshakayama#
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
12
Fukunoumi
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuiFukui
13
Makiyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · SagaSaga
14
Shinkawa
· Kataonami-beya · OitaOita
15
16
17
18
Izuminada
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
19
Oyazaki
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
20
Hirokawa
· Miyagino-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
21
Yasome
· Kasugano-beya · TochigiTochigi
22
Osegawa
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
23
Kochi
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
24
Sakunobori
· Tatsunami-beya · NaganoNagano
25
Tokinami
· Tokitsukaze-beya · EhimeEhime
26
Hanenishiki
· Tomozuna-beya · HyogoHyogo
27
Omidori
· Takasago-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
28
Hoshikabuto
· Izutsu-beya · ChibaChiba
29
Onosaki
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
30
Ogiyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
31
Oikawa
· Takasago-beya · IwateIwate
32
Fukudayama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
33
Asanoumi
· Takasago-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
34
Tenzan
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShimaneShimane
35
Wakanobori
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
36
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.