CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1981

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 11›
· as of Day 11
27 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
Takamisugi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
3
Kotochitose
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
Iwanami
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
5
Onishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · NiigataNiigata
6
Matsuyama
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
7
Kotetsuyama
· Onaruto-beya · OitaOita
8
Kotonofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Aobajo
· Oshiogawa-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
10
Kotowaka
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Misugiiso
· Hanaregoma-beya · AomoriAomori
12
Daigo
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
13
Kagetora
· Kokonoe-beya · IwateIwate
14
Oyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
15
Daijuyama
· Futagoyama-beya · NiigataNiigata
16
Yutakayama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
17
Tamakiyama
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
18
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
19
Daihi
· Oyama-beya · AichiAichi
20
Hakuryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
21
Wakajishi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
22
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
23
Shinko
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
24
Saisu
· Kiriyama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
25
Daio
· Futagoyama-beya · ToyamaToyama
26
Kinoarashi
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
27
Tagaryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
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.