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 4›
· as of Day 4
100 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Tomokiyama
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
2
3
Kuriyama
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
Nisshonada
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Terukaze
· Oguruma-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
6
Onofuji
· Onomatsu-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
7
Asaozan
· Wakamatsu-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
8
Hayakaze
· Oguruma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
9
Kuwayama
· Irumagawa-beya · AichiAichi
10
Nakajimayama
· Tamanoi-beya · GunmaGunma
11
Yamakage
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
12
Minozakura
· Takashima-beya · GifuGifu
13
Kyokuyuten
· Oshima-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
14
Haguroshima
· Takekuma-beya · TokyoTokyo
15
Hikarikaze
· Oguruma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
16
Onoyama
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
17
Kurashige
· Kokonoe-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
18
Sakonoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
19
Kotonakashima
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
20
Nohara
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
21
Osato
· Taiho-beya · FukushimaFukushima
22
Higashisaki
· Kitanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
23
Chanohana
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
24
Minatoryu
· Minato-beya · AichiAichi
25
Nishiyama
· Kasugayama-beya · OsakaOsaka
26
Washinoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · GunmaGunma
27
Shibazaki
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
28
Shirobaryu
· Hanaregoma-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
29
Shukozan
· Shikihide-beya · MieMie
30
Akiasahi
· Oshima-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
31
Fukutenzan
· Hatachiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
32
Hokuryu
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
33
Sagaminada
· Minezaki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
34
Anseiryu
· Ajigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
35
Fujitsurugi
· Nakamura-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
36
Chokozan
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
37
Sasakiyama
· Fujishima-beya · FukuiFukui
38
Tamahiryu
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
39
Yamaryu
· Michinoku-beya · TokyoTokyo
40
Daishozan
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
41
Akiminato
· Ajigawa-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
42
Wadayama
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
43
Kotobuki
· Matsugane-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
44
Amano
· Tamanoi-beya · OsakaOsaka
45
Fukuyama
· Hakkaku-beya · OsakaOsaka
46
Katsuhirayama
· Kise-beya · AkitaAkita
47
Kototakahashi
· Sadogatake-beya · YamagataYamagata
48
Kisenoshima
· Asahiyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
49
Araki
· Oshiogawa-beya · KyotoKyoto
50
Yokoyama
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
51
Midorikaze
· Oguruma-beya · EhimeEhime
52
Daitoma
· Onomatsu-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
53
Wakayamaguchi
· Matsugane-beya · ChibaChiba
54
Ohamada
· Taiho-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
55
Taketora
· Onomatsu-beya · EhimeEhime
56
Kotonagata
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
57
Yahata
· Hakkaku-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
58
Ogoshi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
59
Onakamura
· Nakamura-beya · AichiAichi
60
Numazufuji
· Asahiyama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
61
Oshimizu
· Tatsutagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
62
Rikisegawa
· Kiriyama-beya · ChibaChiba
63
Kotonomoto
· Sadogatake-beya · AichiAichi
64
Kotohirayama
· Sadogatake-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
65
Tomita
· Mihogaseki-beya · AichiAichi
66
Nakajima
· Kagamiyama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
67
Kaishimizu
· Tomozuna-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
68
Ueatari
· Futagoyama-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
69
Kawahara
· Takanohana-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
Sokenzan
· Kagamiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Daikiryu
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Kaimondake
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Asahiguchi
· Wakamatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Shiryu
· Onomatsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Kuniminato
· Minato-beya · NiigataNiigata
-
Hatakeyama
· Magaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
77
Amanofuji
· Ajigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
78
Dewanoiwa
· Dewanoumi-beya · GunmaGunma
79
Kosetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
80
81
Miyakotenzan
· Hatachiyama-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
82
Nagatome
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
83
Hibino
· Oshiogawa-beya · AichiAichi
84
Kototado
· Sadogatake-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
85
Mekuro
· Isenoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
86
Futasemori
· Asahiyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
87
Nakamurayama
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
88
Daigonishiki
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
89
Chiyokabuto
· Kabutoyama-beya · NaganoNagano
90
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
91
Hata
· Musashigawa-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
92
Ikai
· Irumagawa-beya · AichiAichi
93
Imanishi
· Nakamura-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
94
95
Tochiakagi
· Kasugano-beya · OitaOita
96
Daitenryu
· Yamahibiki-beya · OsakaOsaka
97
Kaitanaka
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
98
Wakasasaki
· Matsugane-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
99
Yamauchi
· Kagamiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
100
Kawano
· Ajigawa-beya · GunmaGunma
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.