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