CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1977

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 14›
· as of Day 14
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kotogatake
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
2
Kurama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
3
Ryumon
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
4
Aobayama
· Kise-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
5
Kotonofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
6
Daio
· Futagoyama-beya · ToyamaToyama
7
Kurosegawa
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
8
Katsunishiki
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
9
Owashi
· Wakamatsu-beya · NaganoNagano
10
Chiyonofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Kasuganada
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
12
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Teruyama
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
14
Adachi
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
15
Iwashita
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
16
Kanaya
· Kasugano-beya · GunmaGunma
17
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
18
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
19
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
20
Chikarakoma
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
21
22
Misugiiso
· Hanaregoma-beya · AomoriAomori
23
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
24
Wakasoryu
· Futagoyama-beya · AkitaAkita
25
Yoshinotani
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
26
Taiga
· Kimigahama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
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.