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