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 12›
· as of Day 12
40 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Yado
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
2
Rikinobori#
· Oyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
3
Yoshino
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
4
Date
· Tatsunami-beya · AichiAichi
5
Hayashi
· Isegahama-beya · ChibaChiba
6
Oasahi
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
7
Futaseumi
· Asahiyama-beya · AichiAichi
8
Tenrinishiki
· Onaruto-beya · NaraNara
9
Nakamata
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
10
Nishihara
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
11
Oi
· Kataonami-beya · NaraNara
12
Ishii
· Isegahama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
13
Matsunosato
· Takasago-beya · KochiKochi
14
Tokitsukasa
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
15
Tokachiryu
· Hanaregoma-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Oarai
· Onaruto-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Taganonada
· Tatsutagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
18
Tatsuwaka
· Tatsutagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
19
Takimoto
· Kokonoe-beya · NaraNara
20
Tanisaki
· Hanakago-beya · ToyamaToyama
21
Nagaeyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · AichiAichi
22
Tanaka
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
23
24
Aoki
· Miyagino-beya · YamagataYamagata
25
Minenosato
· Nishonoseki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
26
Matsuno
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
27
Osakayama
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
28
Takagishi
· Tatsunami-beya · SaitamaSaitama
29
Kiyoshizuka
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
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.