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