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