CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2000

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 12›
· as of Day 12
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Oginishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
2
Hayateumi
· Oitekaze-beya · AomoriAomori
3
4
Kitakachidoki
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Tomonohana
· Tatsunami-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
6
Daizen
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
7
Akinoshu
· Izutsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
8
Dewataira
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Tochinohana
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
10
Takamisakari
· Azumazeki-beya · AomoriAomori
11
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
12
Mitoizumi
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
13
Jumonji
· Michinoku-beya · AomoriAomori
14
Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
15
Ganyu
· Kitanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
16
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
17
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
18
Hoshitango
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
19
Susanoumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
20
Sentoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · U.S.A.
21
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
22
Dewaarashi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
23
Tamanonada
· Kataonami-beya · FukushimaFukushima
24
25
Wakanojo
· Magaki-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
26
Daishi
· Oshiogawa-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.