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