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 15›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Oshio won the playoff against Ozutsu to take the yūshō.

· final standings
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
2
Ozutsu
· Taiho-beya · MieMie
3
Zaonishiki
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
4
Ogata
· Tokitsukaze-beya · SagaSaga
5
Kitaseumi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
6
7
Tochitsurugi
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
8
Kotonofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Daigo
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
10
Taiko
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
11
Daio
· Futagoyama-beya · ToyamaToyama
12
Shinko
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
13
Kotogatake
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
14
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
15
Hoo
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
16
Wakajishi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
17
Daisharin
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
18
Kagetora
· Kokonoe-beya · IwateIwate
19
Toryu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
20
Saisu
· Kiriyama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
21
Ryumon
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
22
Onishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · NiigataNiigata
23
Suiryu
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
24
Kasuganada
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
25
Kaminosato
· Taiho-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
26
Kototateyama
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
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.