CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1989

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
· as of Day 1
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kasugafuji
· Ajigawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
2
3
Masurao
· Oshiogawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
4
Masudayama
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
5
6
Kyokugozan
· Oshima-beya · ChibaChiba
7
Kinoarashi
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Ishinriki
· Onaruto-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Kurama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
10
Kiraiho
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
11
Onohana
· Taiho-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
12
Toryu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
13
Asahisato
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
14
Takanomine
· Izutsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
15
Daitetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
16
Dewanokuni
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
17
Maenoshin
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
18
19
Hananofuji
· Hanaregoma-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
20
Tachihikari
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
21
22
Hoshiiwato
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
23
24
Dairyu
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
25
Iwatefuji
· Asahiyama-beya · IwateIwate
26
Morinosato
· Tatsutagawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
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.