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