CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1972

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
: Edo
: Yuba Tochinori
: Iwanohana
‹Day 2›
· as of Day 2
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
2
Nagahama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
3
Wakajishi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
4
Makimoto
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
5
Masuiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
6
Taikan
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
7
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Kitaseumi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Kotetsuyama
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Daisetsu
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Ryoga
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
Wakanoumi
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
13
Hakuryo
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
14
Asaarashi
· Takasago-beya · FukuiFukui
15
Aobajo
· Oshiogawa-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
16
Fujinokawa
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Tochifuji
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
18
Tamakiyama
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Iwatora
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
20
21
22
Owashi
· Wakamatsu-beya · NaganoNagano
23
Tochizakura
· Kasugano-beya · YamagataYamagata
24
25
Byakuhoyama
· Kasugayama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
26
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
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.