CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1976

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
: Jakuetsu Hideo
: Okoma Satoshi#
: Hayasaka
‹Day 15›
· final standings
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Konuma
· Kagamiyama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
2
Ryuo
· Asahiyama-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
3
Kaiki
· Tomozuna-beya · AomoriAomori
4
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
5
Haguroiwa
· Tatsunami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
6
7
Wakanoumi
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
8
Kotogatake
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Takanosato
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
11
12
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
13
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
14
Adachi
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
15
Daio
· Futagoyama-beya · ToyamaToyama
16
Kiyonohana
· Hanakago-beya · 🇨🇳China
17
Kurama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
18
Daigo
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
19
Chiyozakura
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
20
Onobori
· Oyama-beya · AichiAichi
21
Dewanohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
22
Yoshinotani
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
23
Onishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · NiigataNiigata
24
Iwatora
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
25
Chiyonofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
26
Yoshioyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
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.