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