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