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 14›
Playoff

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

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