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