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 4›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 4
74 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
2
Hoshi
· Izutsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
3
Kouchi
· Kokonoe-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
4
5
Takakitamura
· Naruto-beya · OsakaOsaka
6
Takanobori
· Takashima-beya · OsakaOsaka
7
Daibo
· Takashima-beya · AichiAichi
8
Tamahikari
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Kumanosato
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
10
Koshinho
· Otake-beya · HyogoHyogo
11
Harada
· Michinoku-beya · HyogoHyogo
12
Yamane
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Yatsurugiyama
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
14
Tamatsurugi
· Tamanoi-beya · AichiAichi
15
Akanoume
· Ajigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
16
Kitafubuki
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
17
Ozaki
· Musashigawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
18
Narui
· Michinoku-beya · ChibaChiba
19
Kubo
· Kitanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
20
Okumura
· Naruto-beya · FukuiFukui
21
Asamatsumoto
· Wakamatsu-beya · OkayamaOkayama
22
Horikawa
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
23
Takakimura
· Azumazeki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
24
Shuto
· Musashigawa-beya · OitaOita
25
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
26
Kaiseiya
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
27
Shukozan
· Shikihide-beya · MieMie
28
Kyokuyo
· Oshima-beya · MieMie
29
Fukushima
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
30
Wakatanaka
· Magaki-beya · KyotoKyoto
31
Wakataizan
· Matsugane-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
32
Tamagoriki
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
33
Horie
· Kokonoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
34
Nagai
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
35
Kijima
· Michinoku-beya · SaitamaSaitama
36
Tochitani
· Michinoku-beya · OsakaOsaka
37
Wakadaiki
· Hanakago-beya · NaganoNagano
38
Miikezan
· Matsugane-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
39
Fujiwara
· Musashigawa-beya · ShigaShiga
40
Yuzawa
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
41
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
42
Kondo
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
43
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
44
Koryu
· Hanakago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
45
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
58
59
Kuwahara
· Izutsu-beya · SaitamaSaitama
60
Asahikaze
· Oguruma-beya · EhimeEhime
61
Takamisato
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
62
Kaitanaka
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
63
Komanosho
· Hanaregoma-beya · HyogoHyogo
64
Kinokawa
· Azumazeki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
65
Matsubara
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
66
Kasugamine
· Nakagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
67
Kawataka
· Kasugano-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
68
Hamazaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · OitaOita
69
Daiogi
· Asahiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
70
Jin
· Kasugano-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
71
Kitatsuyoshi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
72
Hayatefuji
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
73
Hoshizakura
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
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.