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 3›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 3
74 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Hoshi
· Izutsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
2
Harada
· Michinoku-beya · HyogoHyogo
3
Yamane
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
4
Yatsurugiyama
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
5
Tamatsurugi
· Tamanoi-beya · AichiAichi
6
Akanoume
· Ajigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
7
Kitafubuki
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
8
9
Kubo
· Kitanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Kouchi
· Kokonoe-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
11
Asamatsumoto
· Wakamatsu-beya · OkayamaOkayama
12
13
Shuto
· Musashigawa-beya · OitaOita
14
Takakitamura
· Naruto-beya · OsakaOsaka
15
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
16
Takanobori
· Takashima-beya · OsakaOsaka
17
Shukozan
· Shikihide-beya · MieMie
18
Daibo
· Takashima-beya · AichiAichi
19
Wakatanaka
· Magaki-beya · KyotoKyoto
20
Tamahikari
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
21
Wakataizan
· Matsugane-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
22
Horie
· Kokonoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
23
Kumanosato
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
24
Koshinho
· Otake-beya · HyogoHyogo
25
Kijima
· Michinoku-beya · SaitamaSaitama
26
Ozaki
· Musashigawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
27
Okumura
· Naruto-beya · FukuiFukui
28
Horikawa
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
29
Takakimura
· Azumazeki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
30
Kaiseiya
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
31
Kyokuyo
· Oshima-beya · MieMie
32
Fukushima
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
33
Tamagoriki
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
34
Nagai
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
35
Tochitani
· Michinoku-beya · OsakaOsaka
36
Fujiwara
· Musashigawa-beya · ShigaShiga
37
Yuzawa
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
38
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
39
Koryu
· Hanakago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
40
Toma
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
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
53
54
Takamisato
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
55
Narui
· Michinoku-beya · ChibaChiba
56
Kuwahara
· Izutsu-beya · SaitamaSaitama
57
Jin
· Kasugano-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
58
Wakadaiki
· Hanakago-beya · NaganoNagano
59
Miikezan
· Matsugane-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
60
Kitatsuyoshi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
61
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
62
Hayatefuji
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
63
Kondo
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
64
Hoshizakura
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
65
Asahikaze
· Oguruma-beya · EhimeEhime
66
Kaitanaka
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
67
Komanosho
· Hanaregoma-beya · HyogoHyogo
68
Kinokawa
· Azumazeki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
69
Matsubara
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
70
Kasugamine
· Nakagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
71
Kawataka
· Kasugano-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
72
Hamazaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · OitaOita
73
Daiogi
· Asahiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
74
Teramoto
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
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.