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 11›
Playoff

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

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