CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1983

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 13›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Onokuni won the 3-way playoff against Hidanohana and Itai to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 13
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Onokuni
· Hanaregoma-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
2
3
Koboyama
· Kumagatani-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
4
Itai
· Onaruto-beya · OitaOita
5
Tochitsukasa
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
6
Asahifuji
· Oshima-beya · AomoriAomori
7
Sakahoko
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
8
Hakuryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
9
Shinko
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
10
Daitetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
11
Kakureizan
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
12
Kotogatake
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Kotochitose
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
14
Tochiakagi
· Kasugano-beya · GunmaGunma
15
Tengoyama
· Kise-beya · NiigataNiigata
16
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
17
Tamakiyama
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
18
Washuyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
19
Wakajishi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
20
Sanofuji
· Kagamiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
21
Harunafuji
· Taiho-beya · GunmaGunma
22
Chikubayama
· Miyagino-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
23
Takamisugi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
24
Zaonishiki
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
25
26
Shiraiwa
· Kiriyama-beya · AkitaAkita
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.