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