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 11›
· as of Day 11
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Shishiho
· Taiho-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
2
Wakanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · NiigataNiigata
3
Saisu
· Kiriyama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
4
Tamaryu
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
5
Harunafuji
· Taiho-beya · GunmaGunma
6
Kotogatake
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
7
Oyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
8
Kinoarashi
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
10
Aobayama
· Kise-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
11
Tagaryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
12
Kotowaka
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Tamakiyama
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
14
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
15
Masudayama
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
16
Tengozan
· Kise-beya · NiigataNiigata
17
Oko
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
18
Ofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
19
Tochitsukasa
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
20
Hakuryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
21
Iwanami
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
22
Kusatake
· Taiho-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
23
Tochimatoi
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
24
Kotochitose
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
25
Kurohimeyama
· Tatsunami-beya · NiigataNiigata
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Takamisugi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
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.