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