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