CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1973

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 7-21 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 11›
· as of Day 11
25 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Iwatora
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
2
Maruyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
3
Yoshinotani
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
4
Ryoga
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Ryuko
· Hanakago-beya · TokyoTokyo
6
Teruzakura
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
7
Taikan
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
8
9
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
10
Washuyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
11
Arase
· Hanakago-beya · KochiKochi
12
Genbu
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Hagiyama
· Asahiyama-beya · NaraNara
14
Tochifuji
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
15
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Yoshioyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
17
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
18
Katsunishiki
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
19
Kotonofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
20
Kawasaki
· Kimigahama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
21
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Katsuhikari
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
23
Aobajo
· Oshiogawa-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
24
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
25
Asaarashi
· Takasago-beya · FukuiFukui
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.