CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1971

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 3›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Shiratayama won the playoff against Wakajishi to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 3
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
Wakajishi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
3
Teruzakura
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
4
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
5
Hakuryo
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
6
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
7
Asaarashi
· Takasago-beya · FukuiFukui
8
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Yoshioyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
10
Kitaseumi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Maruyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
12
Fujizakura
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
13
Asasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
14
Kaigo
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
15
Masuiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
16
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
17
Kaiketsu
· Hanakago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
18
Tochizakura
· Kasugano-beya · YamagataYamagata
19
20
Makimoto
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
21
Asahikuni
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Tochibayama
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
23
Asakaze
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
24
Nagahama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
25
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
26
Wakanoumi
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
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.