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 4›
Playoff

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

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