CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1978

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 8-22 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 11›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Kurosegawa won the playoff against Kagetora to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 11
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Daigo
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
2
Kagetora
· Kokonoe-beya · IwateIwate
3
Kotowaka
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
5
Kurosegawa
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
6
Ogata
· Tokitsukaze-beya · SagaSaga
7
Kotogatake
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Taiko
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
9
Kotonofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Misugiiso
· Hanaregoma-beya · AomoriAomori
11
Iwatora
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
12
Iwashita
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
13
Onobori
· Oyama-beya · AichiAichi
14
Suiryu
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
15
16
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
17
Daio
· Futagoyama-beya · ToyamaToyama
18
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
19
Ushiwakamaru
· Isegahama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
20
Kototateyama
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
21
Kasuganada
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
22
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
23
Kotonosato
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
24
Konuma
· Kagamiyama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
25
Haguroiwa
· Tatsunami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
26
Owashi
· Wakamatsu-beya · NaganoNagano
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.