CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1974

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 6-20 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 6›
· final standings
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Chiyozakura
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
2
Futagodake
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
3
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
Kirinji
· Nishonoseki-beya · ChibaChiba
5
Shurao
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
6
Tamanofuji
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
7
Kotonofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
9
Tokibayama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
10
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
11
Tochifuji
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
12
Tamakiyama
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
13
Owashi
· Wakamatsu-beya · NaganoNagano
14
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
15
Teruzakura
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
16
Kenryu
· Oguruma-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Kotomidori
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
18
Wakamisugi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
19
Wakafutase
· Asahiyama-beya · AichiAichi
20
Kaneshiro
· Kasugano-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
21
Chiyonoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Kawasaki
· Kimigahama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
23
Nishinishiki
· Tomozuna-beya · AomoriAomori
24
Genbu
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
25
Daio
· Futagoyama-beya · ToyamaToyama
26
Maruyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
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.