CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1964

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 12-26 Jan · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
: Imai Shingo
: Sudo
‹Day 10›
Playoff

Tied at 13–2, Wakatenryu won the playoff against Kiminishiki to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 10
36 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
Wakatenryu
· Hanakago-beya · KyotoKyoto
3
Kiminishiki
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
4
Asasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
5
Wakanoshima
· Hanakago-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
6
Wakasugiyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
Matsumaeyama
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Oiteyama
· Tatsunami-beya · AomoriAomori
9
10
Okanoyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OkayamaOkayama
11
Kawachiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · OsakaOsaka
12
Daikanyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
13
Terunohana
· Isegahama-beya · WakayamaWakayama
14
Daiyu
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
15
Futasegawa
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Kitanokuni
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
18
Orochigawa
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
19
Tensuiyama
· Isegahama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
20
Hoshikabuto
· Izutsu-beya · ChibaChiba
21
Azumanishiki
· Takasago-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
23
Mikiyama
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
24
Shikinohana
· Miyagino-beya · AomoriAomori
25
Kiyonomori
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
26
Tokitsunami
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AomoriAomori
27
Kirinji
· Nishonoseki-beya · SagaSaga
28
29
30
Hanahikari
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
31
32
Sanbeyama
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShimaneShimane
33
Kongo
· Nishonoseki-beya · SagaSaga
34
Sawakaze
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
35
Yoshinomine
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
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Wakamaeda
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
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.