CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2001

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 7-21 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 12›
Playoff

Tied at 6–1, Tamatsurugi won the 3-way playoff against Daibo and Kondo to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 12
74 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Tamatsurugi
· Tamanoi-beya · AichiAichi
2
3
Daibo
· Takashima-beya · AichiAichi
4
Wakataizan
· Matsugane-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
5
Yamane
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
6
Kondo
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
7
Kitafubuki
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
8
Narui
· Michinoku-beya · ChibaChiba
9
Kubo
· Kitanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
11
Horikawa
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
12
Kaiseiya
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Fukushima
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
14
Wakatanaka
· Magaki-beya · KyotoKyoto
15
Kumanosato
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
16
Nagai
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
17
Koshinho
· Otake-beya · HyogoHyogo
18
Hoshizakura
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
19
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
20
Koryu
· Hanakago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
21
22
Ozaki
· Musashigawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
23
Hoshi
· Izutsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
24
Komanosho
· Hanaregoma-beya · HyogoHyogo
25
Asamatsumoto
· Wakamatsu-beya · OkayamaOkayama
26
Shuto
· Musashigawa-beya · OitaOita
27
Takakitamura
· Naruto-beya · OsakaOsaka
28
Shukozan
· Shikihide-beya · MieMie
29
Kyokuyo
· Oshima-beya · MieMie
30
Kasugamine
· Nakagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
31
Tamahikari
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
32
Tamagoriki
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
33
Tochitani
· Michinoku-beya · OsakaOsaka
34
Wakadaiki
· Hanakago-beya · NaganoNagano
35
Harada
· Michinoku-beya · HyogoHyogo
36
Yuzawa
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
37
Yatsurugiyama
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
38
Akanoume
· Ajigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
39
Toma
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
40
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
41
Asahikaze
· Oguruma-beya · EhimeEhime
42
Takamisato
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
43
Kaitanaka
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
44
Okumura
· Naruto-beya · FukuiFukui
45
Kouchi
· Kokonoe-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
46
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
47
Takanobori
· Takashima-beya · OsakaOsaka
48
Horie
· Kokonoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
49
Hamazaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · OitaOita
50
Kijima
· Michinoku-beya · SaitamaSaitama
51
Daiogi
· Asahiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
52
Miikezan
· Matsugane-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
53
Fujiwara
· Musashigawa-beya · ShigaShiga
54
Teramoto
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
55
Takakimura
· Azumazeki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
56
Kinokawa
· Azumazeki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
57
Matsubara
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
58
Kawataka
· Kasugano-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
59
Kitatsuyoshi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
60
Hayatefuji
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
-
Hokutotsukasa
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Ushiwakamaru
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Kimuragawa
· Isenoumi-beya · GunmaGunma
-
Iyama
· Hakkaku-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Wakasakaguchi
· Magaki-beya · SagaSaga
-
Chiyonoran
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Hamamoto
· Onomatsu-beya · IwateIwate
-
Hata
· Musashigawa-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
-
Shimoda
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Ohirota
· Shibatayama-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Sato
· Minato-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Kawasaki
· Mihogaseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
73
Kuwahara
· Izutsu-beya · SaitamaSaitama
74
Jin
· Kasugano-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
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.