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