CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1987

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 3›
Playoff

Tied at 10–5, Tochimatoi won the playoff against Kobayashiyama to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 3
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Onishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · NiigataNiigata
2
Kobayashiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
3
Masudayama
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
4
Kinoarashi
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
6
Wakasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
7
Kaiki
· Tomozuna-beya · AomoriAomori
8
9
Otaka
· Taiho-beya · OkayamaOkayama
10
Kitakachidoki
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Tochimatoi
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
12
Kaneshiro
· Kasugano-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
13
Hakuryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
14
Saganobori
· Oshiogawa-beya · SagaSaga
15
Tochinohana
· Kasugano-beya · Taiwan
16
Takamisugi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
17
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
18
Tamakirin
· Oshiogawa-beya · SaitamaSaitama
19
Fujihikari
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
20
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
21
Hoo
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
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Fujinokawa
· Isenoumi-beya · AichiAichi
23
24
25
Hoshiiwato
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
26
Iwatefuji
· Asahiyama-beya · IwateIwate
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.