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 5›
Playoff

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

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