Aki 1995 Kyushu 1995 Hatsu 1996 Haru 1996 Natsu 1996 CONCLUDED
Hatsu Basho 1996 Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 7-21 Jan · Tokyo
★ Makuuchi yūshō
Takanonami Sadahiro · 14–1 · playoff Yokozuna › Ōzeki › Sekiwake › Komusubi › Maegashira › Jūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Makuuchi › Jūryō › Makushita › Sandanme › Jonidan › Jonokuchi Sandanme · final standings
200 rikishi
4th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Sd92w
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Sd75e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Sd90w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
15
Sd15e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
16
Sd16w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
17
Sd18w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
18
Sd20w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Sd28e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Sd29e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Sd29w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Sd32e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Sd39e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Sd40w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Sd41e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Sd45e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Sd45w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Sd49w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Sd53w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Sd57w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Sd62e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Sd65w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Sd71w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Sd72e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Sd77e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Sd78e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Sd79e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Sd80e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Sd84e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Sd86e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Sd89e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Sd98e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
43
Sd98w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
44
Sd99e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
48
Sd10w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
49
Sd11w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
50
Sd12e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
51
Sd15w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
52
Sd17w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
53
Sd18e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Sd19w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
55
Sd22e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
56
Sd22w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
57
Sd24w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
58
Sd27w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
59
Sd30e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
60
Sd31e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Sd34w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Sd35w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Sd36w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Sd38w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Sd42w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Sd44e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Sd46w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Sd47w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Sd50w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Sd51e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Sd52e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Sd52w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Sd56w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Sd58w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Sd61w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Sd63e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Sd64e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Sd64w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Sd67e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Sd69e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Sd69w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Sd74w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Sd76e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Sd78w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Sd80w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Sd82w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Sd84w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Sd85w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Sd86w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Sd91e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Sd93e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Sd96e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Sd96w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Sd97e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
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
Edo-Tokyo Museum↗ - Massive history museum next door, reopened March 2026 after a four-year refurbishment. ▾ Sumida River↗ - Riverside walks, water-bus cruises, fireworks in summer. ▾ Tokyo Skytree↗ - Visible from the arena, walkable in 30 minutes via the Sumida. ▾ 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.