Aki 2000 Kyushu 2000 Hatsu 2001 Haru 2001 Natsu 2001 CONCLUDED
Hatsu Basho 2001 Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 7-21 Jan · Tokyo
★ Makuuchi yūshō
Takanohana Koji · 14–1 · 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, Hakuba won the playoff against Niioka to take the yūshō.
Jonidan · final standings
256 rikishi
5th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Jd72e
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
2
Jd104e
7 – 0
✓ kachi-koshi
10
Jd60w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Jd80w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
12
Jd99e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
13
Jd104w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
14
Jd111e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
15
Jd126e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
16
Jd127e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
18
Jd10w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Jd11e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Jd12e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Jd16e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Jd18e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Jd18w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Jd28w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Jd38w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Jd39w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Jd40e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Jd41w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Jd43w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Jd47w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Jd54e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Jd56w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Jd58e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Jd60e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Jd67e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Jd68e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Jd73e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Jd73w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Jd82e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Jd84w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Jd86w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Jd87e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
43
Jd90w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
44
Jd98w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
45
Jd101e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
46
Jd106e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
47
Jd108e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
48
Jd108w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
49
Jd114w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
50
Jd115e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
51
Jd117e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
52
Jd117w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
53
Jd118e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Jd128e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Jd10e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Jd16w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Jd17e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Jd19w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Jd24e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Jd24w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Jd26w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Jd27e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Jd27w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Jd30e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Jd31e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Jd32w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Jd33w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Jd37e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Jd39e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Jd40w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Jd44w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Jd45e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Jd46w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Jd47e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Jd50e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Jd52w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Jd53w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Jd55w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Jd57w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Jd59w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Jd65w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Jd66w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Jd67w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Jd69e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Jd74e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Jd74w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Jd75w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Jd78e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
95
Jd79e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
96
Jd82w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
97
Jd84e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
98
Jd86e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
99
Jd87w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
100
Jd89w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
101
Jd92w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
102
Jd94e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
103
Jd94w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
104
Jd95w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
105
Jd97e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
106
Jd100e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
107
Jd105e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
108
Jd105w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
109
Jd109e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
110
Jd112w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
111
Jd113w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
112
Jd116e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
113
Jd119w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
114
Jd120w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
115
Jd121w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
116
Jd122e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
117
Jd125e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
118
Jd127w
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.