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 4›
Playoff

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

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