CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1997

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 12-26 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 10›
· as of Day 10
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Dejima
· Musashigawa-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
2
Kushimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
3
Wakashoyo
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
4
Oginohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
5
Tokitsunada
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokushimaTokushima
6
Wakanojo
· Magaki-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
7
Tomonohana
· Tatsunami-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
8
Zenshinyama
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
9
Toyonoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
10
Chiyotenzan
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
11
Akinoshu
· Izutsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
12
Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
13
Tochinonada
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
14
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
15
Ohinode
· Tatsunami-beya · HyogoHyogo
16
Daizen
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
17
Mainoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
18
Kotogaume
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
19
Dewaarashi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
20
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
21
Sunahama
· Takasago-beya · U.S.A.
22
Tochinofuji
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
23
Saigo
· Nakamura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
24
25
Naminohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
26
Chiyonowaka
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
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.