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