CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1975

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 12-26 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
: Hikarifuji
: Futasewaka
: Yashinoshima
‹Day 3›
· as of Day 3
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
Tamakiyama
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
3
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
Washuyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
5
Genbu
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
6
Mutsuarashi
· Miyagino-beya · AomoriAomori
7
Takanosato
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
8
Chiyonofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Maruyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
10
Masudayama
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
11
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
12
13
Haguroiwa
· Tatsunami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
14
Taiga
· Kimigahama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
15
Yoshioyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
16
Kenryu
· Oguruma-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Wakafutase
· Asahiyama-beya · AichiAichi
18
Nishinishiki
· Tomozuna-beya · AomoriAomori
19
Kozan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
20
Teruzakura
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
21
Teruyama
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
22
Aobayama
· Kise-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
23
Katsunishiki
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
24
Chiyozakura
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
25
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
26
Kotetsuyama
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
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.