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