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 8›
Playoff

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

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