CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1968

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 14-28 Jan · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 10›
· as of Day 10
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Ryuko
· Hanakago-beya · TokyoTokyo
2
Tochioyama
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
3
Toda
· Tatsunami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
4
Wakanaruto
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
5
6
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
7
Kitanohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
9
Oiteyama
· Tatsunami-beya · AomoriAomori
10
Kiminishiki
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
11
Asaoka
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
12
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
13
Oiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
14
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
15
Ogiyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
16
Daisetsu
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Tensuiyama
· Isegahama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
18
Wakachichibu
· Hanakago-beya · SaitamaSaitama
19
20
Tochifuji
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
21
Ryushoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
22
Maedahana
· Takasago-beya · IwateIwate
23
Kitanokuni
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
24
Kairyuyama
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
25
Asakaze
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
26
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.