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 6›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 6
36 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kiminishiki
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
2
Wakasugiyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
3
4
Wakatenryu
· Hanakago-beya · KyotoKyoto
5
Okanoyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OkayamaOkayama
6
Wakanoshima
· Hanakago-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
Kawachiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · OsakaOsaka
8
Asasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
9
Futasegawa
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Oiteyama
· Tatsunami-beya · AomoriAomori
11
Orochigawa
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
12
Tensuiyama
· Isegahama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
13
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
14
15
Azumanishiki
· Takasago-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
Tokitsunami
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AomoriAomori
17
Daikanyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
18
Terunohana
· Isegahama-beya · WakayamaWakayama
19
Hanahikari
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
20
Daiyu
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
21
Matsumaeyama
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Kitanokuni
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
23
24
Kiyonomori
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
25
26
27
Mikiyama
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
28
Shikinohana
· Miyagino-beya · AomoriAomori
29
Kirinji
· Nishonoseki-beya · SagaSaga
30
Hoshikabuto
· Izutsu-beya · ChibaChiba
31
Sanbeyama
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShimaneShimane
32
33
Kongo
· Nishonoseki-beya · SagaSaga
34
Yoshinomine
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
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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.