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 15›
Playoff

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

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