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 13›
Playoff

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

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