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 12›
Playoff

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

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