CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1991

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 13-27 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 4›
Playoff

Tied at 12–3, Ryogoku won the playoff against Oginohana to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 4
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kotonowaka
· Sadogatake-beya · YamagataYamagata
2
Kyokugozan
· Oshima-beya · ChibaChiba
3
Daishoho
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
Naminohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
5
Kotohakusan
· Sadogatake-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
6
Ryugahama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
7
Ryogoku
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
8
Tatsuhikari
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Daigaku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
10
Tochitenko
· Kasugano-beya · GunmaGunma
11
Oginohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
12
Toyonoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
13
14
15
16
Goken
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
17
Kumao
· Takasago-beya · SaitamaSaitama
18
Sasshunada
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
19
Tamaryu
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
20
Yoshinobori
· Kumagatani-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
21
Asahisato
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
22
Tsunenoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
23
Hoshiiwato
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
24
Yamanishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
25
Daizen
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
26
Kinoarashi
· Oshiogawa-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.