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