CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1999

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 6›
· as of Day 6
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Miyabiyama
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
2
Hayateumi
· Oitekaze-beya · AomoriAomori
3
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
4
Toyonoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
5
Kitakachidoki
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
6
Mainoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
7
Daishoho
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
9
Ohinode
· Tatsunami-beya · HyogoHyogo
10
Asanowaka
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
11
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
12
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
13
Akinoshu
· Izutsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
14
15
Daizen
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
16
Hoshitango
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
17
Susanoumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
18
Tochinohana
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
19
Tomonohana
· Tatsunami-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
20
Tokitsunada
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokushimaTokushima
21
Daishi
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
22
23
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
24
Zenshinyama
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
25
Wakahayato
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
26
Futatsukuba
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
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.