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›
Playoff

Tied at 6–1, Oko won the 8-way playoff against Mitsuruyama, Hachiya, Tamaryu, Daitetsu, Tamaonami, Ryushoyama and Masuda to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 10
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Mitsuruyama
· Taiho-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
2
Iwatora
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
3
Ryushoyama
· Taiho-beya · AichiAichi
4
Taninohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
5
Matsuyama
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
6
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
7
Shoho
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
8
Tamaryu
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
9
Hikarinoyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
10
Hidanohana
· Futagoyama-beya · GifuGifu
11
Yumozan
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
12
Daitetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
13
Onogawa#
· Kise-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
14
Uchiyamada
· Dewanoumi-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
15
Tamaonami
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
16
Tenma
· Nishonoseki-beya · ChibaChiba
17
Koboyama
· Kumagatani-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
18
Oko
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
19
Godaisan
· Taiho-beya · KochiKochi
20
Masuda
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
21
Suigo
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
22
Tochiomi
· Kasugano-beya · ShigaShiga
23
24
Ofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Yoshinotani
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
26
Chiyonishiki
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
27
Hakuryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
28
Daihi
· Oyama-beya · AichiAichi
29
Takabayama
· Miyagino-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
30
Sadanoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
31
Oyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
32
Kotochitose
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
33
Koganenishiki
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
34
Teruyama
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
35
Harunafuji
· Taiho-beya · GunmaGunma
36
Omisugi
· Hanaregoma-beya · OsakaOsaka
37
Arai
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
38
Okoma
· Kagamiyama-beya · AomoriAomori
39
Tengozan
· Kise-beya · NiigataNiigata
40
Fujinoiwa
· Kokonoe-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
41
Tagaryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
42
Shimoda
· Kokonoe-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
43
Tsunenoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
44
Maedahana
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
45
Tochiminato
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
46
Kisenoumi
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
47
Shoji
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
48
Kiyonokawa
· Isegahama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
49
Shinryu
· Taiho-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
50
Takanomori
· Miyagino-beya · AomoriAomori
51
Amazuryu#
· Hanaregoma-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
52
Tokiaoi#
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
53
Ganryu#
· Hanakago-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
54
Araki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
55
Takanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AichiAichi
56
Kaiyama
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
57
Oumi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
58
Osorezan
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
59
Kirishima
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
60
Kinoshita
· Dewanoumi-beya · MieMie
61
Miyoshiyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
62
Jakuetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
63
Chikubayama
· Miyagino-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
64
Moiwadake
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
65
Shinzan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
66
Hokutenyu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
67
Imaiyama
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
68
Kotonoryu
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
69
Hayateryu
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
70
Edonami
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
71
Okiryu
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
72
Seiho#
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
73
Ryuki
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
74
Konryu#
· Tatsunami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
75
Yutaka
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
76
Sanofuji
· Kagamiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
77
Daijuyama
· Futagoyama-beya · NiigataNiigata
78
Satsumafuji
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
79
Koraiyama#
· Futagoyama-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
80
Terusakae
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
81
Horyu
· Taiho-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
82
Kaio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
83
Wakanosato
· Tatsutagawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
84
Kengo
· Isegahama-beya · NaganoNagano
85
Nantaisan
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
86
Niwa
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
87
Tatsukuni
· Tatsunami-beya · MieMie
88
Wakamasui
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
89
Tamatsushima
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
90
Daikyo
· Hanaregoma-beya · AkitaAkita
91
Hidaka
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
92
Shoryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
93
Tohoyama
· Taiho-beya · NaraNara
94
Kakureizan
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
95
Tatsuyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
96
Raiko
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
97
Kotonosato
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
98
Wakanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · NiigataNiigata
99
Shiraiwa
· Kiriyama-beya · AkitaAkita
100
Takanoyama
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
101
Kusatake
· Taiho-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
102
Makimoto
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
103
Genkaiho
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
104
Tonoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
105
Kurotaki
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
106
Matsuuragata
· Tokitsukaze-beya · SaitamaSaitama
107
Mifunenami
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
108
Tominoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
109
Fujinosato
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
110
Genbayama#
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
111
Terukiyama
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
112
Daishoyama
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
113
Oarashi
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
114
Taigiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
115
Matsunofuji
· Kasugayama-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
116
Tamatoshu#
· Kataonami-beya · KochiKochi
117
Kitanohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
118
Fukumoto
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
119
Hozan
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
120
Wakashio
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
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.