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 2›
Playoff

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

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