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 11›
Playoff

Tied at 6–1, Ono won the 3-way playoff against Tsuyama and Matsumoto to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 11
31 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Ono
· Kasugano-beya · ChibaChiba
2
Matsumoto
· Hanakago-beya · OitaOita
3
Tsuyama
· Hanakago-beya · HyogoHyogo
4
Fukuazuma
· Kasugano-beya · FukushimaFukushima
5
Kumagai
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
6
Kotomidori
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
7
Dewazakura
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
8
Takeuchi
· Hanakago-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
9
Harada
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
10
Toge#
· Hanakago-beya · NaganoNagano
11
Satoyama
· Isenoumi-beya · GunmaGunma
12
Aoyama
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
13
Imai
· Isegahama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
14
Shimadayama
· Miyagino-beya · ChibaChiba
15
Masuda
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
16
Onishi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Naranishiki
· Tatsunami-beya · NaraNara
18
Okatani
· Izutsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
19
Terada
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
20
Amitani
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
21
Yanagi
· Hanakago-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
22
Nakamori
· Nishonoseki-beya · GifuGifu
23
Tamanoyama
· Kataonami-beya · OitaOita
-
Chibanoumi
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Daiozu#
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
-
Azumagawa
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Okiso
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Hidekuni
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Tamanofuji
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
31
Moritayama
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
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.