CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1970

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
· as of Day 1
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Yoshioyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
2
Asakaze
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
3
Teruzakura
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
4
Masuiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
5
Oiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
6
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
7
Tochifuji
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
8
Daiju
· Takashima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
10
Dairyu
· Tomozuna-beya · MieMie
11
Katsuhikari
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
12
Fujizakura
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
13
Hananishiki
· Hanakago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
14
Kaigo
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
15
Manazuru
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
17
Ageshio
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
18
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
19
Kongo
· Nishonoseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
20
21
Asaarashi
· Takasago-beya · FukuiFukui
22
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
23
Banjaku
· Asahiyama-beya · NaraNara
24
Wakanaruto
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
25
Hakuryo
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
26
Kabumoto
· Asahiyama-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
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.