CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1996

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 7-21 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 12›
Playoff

Tied at 10–5, Rikio won the playoff against Wakahayato to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 12
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Ganyu
· Kitanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
2
Wakahayato
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
3
Kanechika
· Kitanoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
4
Rikio
· Naruto-beya · NaraNara
5
Daizen
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
6
Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
7
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
8
Kotoryu
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
9
Kyokushuzan
· Oshima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
10
Chiyotaikai
· Kokonoe-beya · OitaOita
11
12
Kushimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
13
Daihisho
· Asahiyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
14
Toyonoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
15
Kotokanyu
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Daiki
· Azumazeki-beya · U.S.A.
17
Tokitsunada
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokushimaTokushima
18
Shikishima
· Michinoku-beya · ChibaChiba
19
Kiraiho
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
20
Sunahama
· Takasago-beya · U.S.A.
21
Asahisato
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
22
Kotogaume
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
23
Yamato
· Magaki-beya · U.S.A.
24
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
25
Gokenzan
· Takanohana-beya · KagawaKagawa
26
Wakanojo
· Magaki-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
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.