CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1986

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 12-26 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 7›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Mitoizumi won the playoff against Tochimatoi to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 7
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Mitoizumi
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
2
Harunafuji
· Taiho-beya · GunmaGunma
3
Onohana
· Taiho-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
4
5
Shishiho
· Taiho-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
6
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
7
Tochimatoi
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
8
Chikubayama
· Miyagino-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
9
Otaka
· Taiho-beya · OkayamaOkayama
10
Koryu
· Miyagino-beya · TokushimaTokushima
11
Kaneshiro
· Kasugano-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
12
13
Fujihikari
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
14
Tochinohana
· Kasugano-beya · Taiwan
15
Wakasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
16
17
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
18
Hakuryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
19
Takanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
20
Kinoarashi
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
21
Iwatefuji
· Asahiyama-beya · IwateIwate
22
Masudayama
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
23
Sasshunada
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
24
25
Hoo
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
26
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.