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Hatsu Basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 Jan · Tokyo
★ Makuuchi yūshō
Chiyotaikai Ryuji · 13–2 · playoff Yokozuna › Ōzeki › Sekiwake › Komusubi › Maegashira › Jūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Makuuchi › Jūryō › Makushita › Sandanme › Jonidan › Jonokuchi Playoff
Tied at 7–0, Nodera won the playoff against Kazashi to take the yūshō.
Jonidan · final standings
298 rikishi
5th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Jd45w
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Jd87w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Jd96w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
12
Jd100e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
13
Jd113w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
14
Jd120e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
15
Jd130w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Jd10e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Jd12e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Jd14e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Jd19e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Jd24e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Jd26w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Jd31w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Jd32e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Jd32w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Jd37w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Jd40w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Jd48w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Jd50w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Jd51e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Jd52e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Jd57w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Jd62w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Jd63w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Jd64e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Jd68w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Jd77w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Jd78e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Jd82w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Jd83e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
43
Jd86w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
44
Jd91w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
45
Jd99w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
46
Jd100w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
47
Jd103w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
48
Jd107e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
49
Jd108w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
50
Jd112e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
51
Jd117w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
52
Jd118w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
53
Jd125e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Jd127e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
55
Jd133w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
56
Jd134e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
57
Jd137e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
58
Jd138e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
59
Jd144w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
60
Jd145w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Jd146w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Jd141w
4 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Jd11w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Jd13e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Jd13w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Jd17w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Jd20w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Jd21e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Jd23e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Jd24w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Jd25e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Jd28e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Jd29e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Jd30w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Jd34w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Jd36w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Jd37e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Jd38e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Jd39w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Jd42e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Jd43w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Jd47e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Jd49e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Jd53w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Jd54e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Jd55e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Jd56e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Jd57e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
95
Jd59e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
96
Jd61w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
97
Jd66w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
98
Jd70e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
99
Jd70w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
100
Jd71w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
101
Jd74e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
102
Jd75w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
103
Jd76w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
104
Jd80w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
105
Jd81w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
106
Jd82e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
107
Jd85e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
108
Jd86e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
109
Jd89e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
110
Jd92e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
111
Jd93e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
112
Jd93w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
113
Jd94e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
114
Jd101e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
115
Jd101w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
116
Jd104w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
117
Jd106w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
118
Jd108e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
119
Jd110w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
120
Jd111e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
121
Jd114w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
122
Jd116w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
123
Jd121w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
124
Jd122e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
125
Jd123e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
126
Jd124w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
127
Jd126e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
128
Jd130e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
129
Jd131w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
130
Jd132w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
131
Jd136e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
132
Jd136w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
133
Jd137w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
134
Jd139w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
135
Jd143w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
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
Edo-Tokyo Museum↗ - Massive history museum next door, reopened March 2026 after a four-year refurbishment. ▾ Sumida River↗ - Riverside walks, water-bus cruises, fireworks in summer. ▾ Tokyo Skytree↗ - Visible from the arena, walkable in 30 minutes via the Sumida. ▾ 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.
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