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 4›
Playoff

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

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