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 9›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 9
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
Asasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
6
Kawachiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · OsakaOsaka
7
Wakasugiyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
8
Daikanyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
9
Daiyu
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
10
Futasegawa
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Matsumaeyama
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
13
Oiteyama
· Tatsunami-beya · AomoriAomori
14
Orochigawa
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
15
16
Okanoyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OkayamaOkayama
17
Tensuiyama
· Isegahama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
18
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
19
Terunohana
· Isegahama-beya · WakayamaWakayama
20
Kitanokuni
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
21
Kiyonomori
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
22
Hoshikabuto
· Izutsu-beya · ChibaChiba
23
Azumanishiki
· Takasago-beya · TokyoTokyo
24
Mikiyama
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
25
Tokitsunami
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AomoriAomori
26
Shikinohana
· Miyagino-beya · AomoriAomori
27
Kirinji
· Nishonoseki-beya · SagaSaga
28
Hanahikari
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
29
30
31
32
Kongo
· Nishonoseki-beya · SagaSaga
33
Sawakaze
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
34
Sanbeyama
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShimaneShimane
35
Yoshinomine
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
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Wakamaeda
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
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.