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 7›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 7
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Onishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · NiigataNiigata
2
Kinoarashi
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
3
Kobayashiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
4
Wakasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
5
Kaiki
· Tomozuna-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Kaneshiro
· Kasugano-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
7
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
8
9
Masudayama
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
10
Otaka
· Taiho-beya · OkayamaOkayama
11
Fujihikari
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
12
Kitakachidoki
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Tochimatoi
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
14
Hakuryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
15
Saganobori
· Oshiogawa-beya · SagaSaga
16
17
18
Tamakirin
· Oshiogawa-beya · SaitamaSaitama
19
Tochinohana
· Kasugano-beya · Taiwan
20
Hoo
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
21
Takamisugi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
22
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
23
Iwatefuji
· Asahiyama-beya · IwateIwate
24
25
Hoshiiwato
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
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Fujinokawa
· Isenoumi-beya · AichiAichi
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.