CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1963

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 13-27 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
: Honma
: Notonoumi
‹Day 1›
· as of Day 1
36 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Tsunenishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
2
Wakatenryu
· Hanakago-beya · KyotoKyoto
3
Yoshinomine
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
4
Kotozakura
· Sadogatake-beya · TottoriTottori
5
6
Hanahikari
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
7
Wakanami
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
8
9
Sakahoko
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
10
Hibikiya
· Takasago-beya · AomoriAomori
11
Tokitsunami
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AomoriAomori
12
Kochi
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
13
Ichinoya
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
14
Takanishiki
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
15
Sawakaze
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
16
Oyazaki
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
17
Hasegawa
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
18
Kotetsuyama
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
19
20
21
22
Kurikeyama
· Sanoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
23
Okuni#
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
24
25
Sawahikari
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
26
Yoshinoiwa
· Nishonoseki-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
27
Daiyu
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
28
29
Asasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
30
Omidori
· Takasago-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
31
Unzenyama
· Nishonoseki-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
32
33
Kurojishi
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
34
Kirinji
· Nishonoseki-beya · SagaSaga
35
Tokinami
· Tokitsukaze-beya · EhimeEhime
36
Sanbeyama
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShimaneShimane
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.