CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1979

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 7-21 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
: Oko Itsuo
: Itai Keisuke
: Yado Tsukasa#
‹Day 10›
· as of Day 10
40 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Yado
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
2
Hayashi
· Isegahama-beya · ChibaChiba
3
Futaseumi
· Asahiyama-beya · AichiAichi
4
Rikinobori#
· Oyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
5
Nakamata
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
6
Date
· Tatsunami-beya · AichiAichi
7
Yoshino
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
8
Oasahi
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Ishii
· Isegahama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
10
Matsunosato
· Takasago-beya · KochiKochi
11
Tokachiryu
· Hanaregoma-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
Tenrinishiki
· Onaruto-beya · NaraNara
13
Nishihara
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
14
Tatsuwaka
· Tatsutagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
15
Takimoto
· Kokonoe-beya · NaraNara
16
Oi
· Kataonami-beya · NaraNara
17
Tanaka
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
18
Tokitsukasa
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
19
Aoki
· Miyagino-beya · YamagataYamagata
20
Oarai
· Onaruto-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
21
Minenosato
· Nishonoseki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
22
Taganonada
· Tatsutagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
23
Osakayama
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
24
Tanisaki
· Hanakago-beya · ToyamaToyama
25
Nagaeyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · AichiAichi
26
Takagishi
· Tatsunami-beya · SaitamaSaitama
27
Kiyoshizuka
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
28
29
Matsuno
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
30
Tamahosato
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
31
Myokozan#
· Tatsunami-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Nakachi
· Asahiyama-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
-
Okuniyama#
· Kasugayama-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Kotoishikari
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Kotonomori
· Sadogatake-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Owada
· Nishonoseki-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Kotoazuma
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Yamauchi
· Tatsunami-beya · AichiAichi
-
Hoshiminami
· Michinoku-beya · OsakaOsaka
40
Sakurai
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
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.