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 7–0, Kumagaya won the playoff against Kyokutenho to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 2
124 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Hitachiryu
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
2
Saigo
· Nakamura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
3
Shiga
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
4
Tatsuhikari
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Tochitenko
· Kasugano-beya · GunmaGunma
6
Dewaarashi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
7
Daitengo
· Taiho-beya · SagaSaga
8
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
9
Shoeito
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
10
Takamihana
· Azumazeki-beya · SaitamaSaitama
11
Yutakafuji
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
12
Chiyotenzan
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
13
Mineyama
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
14
Genkai
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
15
Kimenryu
· Takasago-beya · GifuGifu
16
Subaru
· Takasago-beya · NaganoNagano
17
Kanesaku
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
18
Arauma
· Isenoumi-beya · NaraNara
19
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
20
Kyokubenten
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
21
Ohidake
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
22
Yamanoumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
23
Kiyonofuji
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
24
Seifuriki
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
25
Tomikaze
· Oguruma-beya · AichiAichi
26
Chiyonowaka
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
27
Kanenoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
28
Chiyonosho
· Kokonoe-beya · AomoriAomori
29
Nakanoyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
30
Hidakayama
· Tatsutagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
31
Takaozaki
· Naruto-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
32
Dewanofuji
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
33
Masakaze
· Oguruma-beya · YamagataYamagata
34
Fukunoryu
· Takanohana-beya · TokyoTokyo
35
Arashi
· Kokonoe-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
36
Sentoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · U.S.A.
37
Okamoto
· Kasugano-beya · SagaSaga
38
Chiyononada
· Kokonoe-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
39
Yukinoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
40
Daiden
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
41
Wakanomiya
· Magaki-beya · TochigiTochigi
42
Takinooto
· Isenoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
43
Torafusuyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
44
Amagifuji
· Nakamura-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
45
Dewanosato
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
46
Hiroseyama
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
47
Tomoefuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
48
Wakayashima
· Matsugane-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
49
Kogawa
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
50
Nakao
· Matsugane-beya · ChibaChiba
51
Daihiryu
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
52
Yamada
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
53
Owakamatsu
· Taiho-beya · SaitamaSaitama
54
Akinokuni
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
55
Kotoumeno
· Sadogatake-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
56
Naruarashi
· Kiriyama-beya · ChibaChiba
57
Kumagaya
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
58
Suzuki
· Irumagawa-beya · MieMie
59
Goto
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
60
Yanagawa
· Mihogaseki-beya · KochiKochi
61
Bangakurai
· Mihogaseki-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
62
Kotofujimoto
· Sadogatake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
Saganobori
· Oshiogawa-beya · SagaSaga
64
Nanfu
· Takasago-beya · U.S.A.
65
Zenshinyama
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
66
Dairyu
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
67
Kotoarashi
· Sadogatake-beya · OsakaOsaka
68
Kyokugozan
· Oshima-beya · ChibaChiba
69
Ohinode
· Tatsunami-beya · HyogoHyogo
70
Kusunosato
· Futagoyama-beya · HyogoHyogo
71
Ryudo
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
72
Wakakaze
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
73
Tsuruga
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
74
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
75
Shirata
· Futagoyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
76
Takanosho
· Takanohana-beya · AichiAichi
77
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
78
Kiyota
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
79
Haguroumi
· Tatsunami-beya · OsakaOsaka
80
Toki
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
81
Takanonada
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
82
Yamanakayama
· Magaki-beya · TochigiTochigi
83
Aranonami
· Musashigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
84
Tochinofuji
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
85
Musashifuji
· Musashigawa-beya · TochigiTochigi
86
Akinoshu
· Izutsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
87
Ishide
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
88
Hoshitango
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
89
Takaseyama
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
90
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
91
Kotoasaki
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
92
Ueda
· Takanohana-beya · TokushimaTokushima
93
Shigenoumi
· Musashigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
94
Daikiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
95
Ominato
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
96
Ryukayama
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
97
Mutsuhokkai
· Ajigawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
98
Daishinki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
99
Shiunryu
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
100
Takanohikari
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
101
Ishizaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
102
Jumonji
· Michinoku-beya · AomoriAomori
103
Tsuchihashi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
104
Genkainami
· Tatsunami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
105
Umenosato
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
106
Wakakudo
· Magaki-beya · AomoriAomori
107
Koriyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
108
Fukuzono
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
109
Karatsunada
· Oshiogawa-beya · SagaSaga
110
Gokokuyama
· Magaki-beya · OitaOita
111
Hoshiandesu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
112
Yachi
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
113
Tochinoyama
· Chiganoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
114
Ibusuki
· Nakamura-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
115
Shimanoryu
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
116
Narimatsu
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
117
Futatsukuni
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KochiKochi
118
Harimaumi
· Kiriyama-beya · AichiAichi
119
Suzumura
· Hanaregoma-beya · AichiAichi
120
Wakaazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
121
Taishiyama
· Magaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
122
Fusakaze
· Wakamatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
123
Akinomine
· Mihogaseki-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
124
Koganefuji
· Kokonoe-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.