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 8›
· as of Day 8
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Daisetsu
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
2
Ryoga
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
3
Masuiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
4
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
6
Nagahama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
7
Hakuryo
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
8
Tochifuji
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
9
Iwatora
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
10
Kitaseumi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
12
Kotetsuyama
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Makimoto
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
14
Wakanoumi
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
15
Aobajo
· Oshiogawa-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
16
Taikan
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
17
Fujinokawa
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
18
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
19
20
Wakajishi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
21
Owashi
· Wakamatsu-beya · NaganoNagano
22
Asaarashi
· Takasago-beya · FukuiFukui
23
Byakuhoyama
· Kasugayama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
24
25
Tamakiyama
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
26
Tochizakura
· Kasugano-beya · YamagataYamagata
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.