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 2›
Playoff

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

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