CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1982

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
: Itai Keisuke
: Kagami
: Osawa Hiromitsu
‹Day 1›
· as of Day 1
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Oyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
2
Kotochitose
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
3
Wakanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · NiigataNiigata
4
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
5
Masudayama
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
6
Saisu
· Kiriyama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
7
Kotowaka
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Tamaryu
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
9
Shishiho
· Taiho-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
10
Harunafuji
· Taiho-beya · GunmaGunma
11
Kotogatake
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
Tamakiyama
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Takamisugi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
14
Hakuryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
15
Kinoarashi
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
17
Iwanami
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
18
Aobayama
· Kise-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
19
Tengozan
· Kise-beya · NiigataNiigata
20
Tagaryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
21
Kurohimeyama
· Tatsunami-beya · NiigataNiigata
22
Oko
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
23
Tochimatoi
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
24
Kusatake
· Taiho-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
25
Ofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
26
Tochitsukasa
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
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.