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