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 4›
Playoff

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

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