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 4›
Playoff

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

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