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