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 8›
Playoff

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

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