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