CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1988

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
: Otaka Masaki
: Maishinzan
: Otakebiyama
‹Day 12›
· as of Day 12
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Akinoshima
· Futagoyama-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
2
3
Mitoizumi
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
4
Onohana
· Taiho-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
5
Kurama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
6
Ishinriki
· Onaruto-beya · TokyoTokyo
7
Wakasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
8
9
Kitakachidoki
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Hoshiiwato
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
11
12
Kotofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
13
Hananofuji
· Hanaregoma-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
14
Kasugafuji
· Ajigawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
15
Tochimatoi
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
16
Saganobori
· Oshiogawa-beya · SagaSaga
17
18
Takanohama
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
19
Kinoarashi
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
20
Onishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · NiigataNiigata
21
Chikubayama
· Miyagino-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
22
Hoo
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
23
Masudayama
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
24
Kitafubuki
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
25
Iwatefuji
· Asahiyama-beya · IwateIwate
26
Seionada
· Isegahama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
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.