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