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