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 2›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 2
74 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Kitafubuki
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
2
3
Ozaki
· Musashigawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
4
Kubo
· Kitanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Hoshi
· Izutsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
6
Kouchi
· Kokonoe-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
7
Asamatsumoto
· Wakamatsu-beya · OkayamaOkayama
8
9
Shuto
· Musashigawa-beya · OitaOita
10
Takakitamura
· Naruto-beya · OsakaOsaka
11
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
12
Takanobori
· Takashima-beya · OsakaOsaka
13
Shukozan
· Shikihide-beya · MieMie
14
Daibo
· Takashima-beya · AichiAichi
15
Wakatanaka
· Magaki-beya · KyotoKyoto
16
Tamahikari
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
17
Wakataizan
· Matsugane-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
18
Horie
· Kokonoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
19
Kumanosato
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
20
Koshinho
· Otake-beya · HyogoHyogo
21
Kijima
· Michinoku-beya · SaitamaSaitama
22
Tochitani
· Michinoku-beya · OsakaOsaka
23
Harada
· Michinoku-beya · HyogoHyogo
24
Yamane
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Fujiwara
· Musashigawa-beya · ShigaShiga
26
Yuzawa
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
27
Yatsurugiyama
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
28
Tamatsurugi
· Tamanoi-beya · AichiAichi
29
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
30
Koryu
· Hanakago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
31
Akanoume
· Ajigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
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
44
Asahikaze
· Oguruma-beya · EhimeEhime
45
46
Takamisato
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
47
Narui
· Michinoku-beya · ChibaChiba
48
Kaitanaka
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
49
Okumura
· Naruto-beya · FukuiFukui
50
Komanosho
· Hanaregoma-beya · HyogoHyogo
51
Horikawa
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
52
Takakimura
· Azumazeki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
53
Kinokawa
· Azumazeki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
54
Matsubara
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
55
Kaiseiya
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
56
Kyokuyo
· Oshima-beya · MieMie
57
Kasugamine
· Nakagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
58
Fukushima
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
59
Kuwahara
· Izutsu-beya · SaitamaSaitama
60
Kawataka
· Kasugano-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
61
Tamagoriki
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
62
Hamazaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · OitaOita
63
Nagai
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
64
Daiogi
· Asahiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
65
Jin
· Kasugano-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
66
Wakadaiki
· Hanakago-beya · NaganoNagano
67
Miikezan
· Matsugane-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
68
Kitatsuyoshi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
69
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
70
Hayatefuji
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
71
Kondo
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
72
Hoshizakura
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
73
Teramoto
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
74
Toma
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
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.