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 9›
Playoff

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

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