CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1980

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 6-20 Jan · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 6›
· as of Day 6
25 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
Shinko
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
3
Taiko
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
4
Ofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
5
Kagetora
· Kokonoe-beya · IwateIwate
6
Matsuyama
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
7
Daio
· Futagoyama-beya · ToyamaToyama
8
Daihi
· Oyama-beya · AichiAichi
9
Daigo
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
10
Kotonofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Suiryu
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
12
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
13
Hakuryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
14
Daijuyama
· Futagoyama-beya · NiigataNiigata
15
Tamakiyama
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
16
17
Sadanoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
18
Kotochitose
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
19
20
Wakajishi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
21
Onishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · NiigataNiigata
22
23
Jakuetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
24
Daitetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
25
Shoho
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
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.