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 5›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 5
74 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Koshinho
· Otake-beya · HyogoHyogo
2
Tamatsurugi
· Tamanoi-beya · AichiAichi
3
4
Hoshi
· Izutsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
5
Kouchi
· Kokonoe-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
6
7
Takakitamura
· Naruto-beya · OsakaOsaka
8
Takanobori
· Takashima-beya · OsakaOsaka
9
Daibo
· Takashima-beya · AichiAichi
10
Tamahikari
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
11
Harada
· Michinoku-beya · HyogoHyogo
12
Yamane
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Akanoume
· Ajigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
14
Ozaki
· Musashigawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
15
Narui
· Michinoku-beya · ChibaChiba
16
Shuto
· Musashigawa-beya · OitaOita
17
Fukushima
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
18
Wakataizan
· Matsugane-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
19
Tamagoriki
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
20
Kumanosato
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
21
Miikezan
· Matsugane-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
22
Yatsurugiyama
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
23
Kondo
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
24
Koryu
· Hanakago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
25
Kubo
· Kitanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
26
Okumura
· Naruto-beya · FukuiFukui
27
Horikawa
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
28
Takakimura
· Azumazeki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
29
Kaiseiya
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
30
Kyokuyo
· Oshima-beya · MieMie
31
Horie
· Kokonoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
32
Kijima
· Michinoku-beya · SaitamaSaitama
33
Tochitani
· Michinoku-beya · OsakaOsaka
34
Wakadaiki
· Hanakago-beya · NaganoNagano
35
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
36
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
37
Kitafubuki
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
38
Kaitanaka
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
39
Asamatsumoto
· Wakamatsu-beya · OkayamaOkayama
40
Kinokawa
· Azumazeki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
41
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
42
Shukozan
· Shikihide-beya · MieMie
43
Kasugamine
· Nakagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
44
Wakatanaka
· Magaki-beya · KyotoKyoto
45
Nagai
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
46
Daiogi
· Asahiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
47
Fujiwara
· Musashigawa-beya · ShigaShiga
48
Yuzawa
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
49
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
62
63
Kuwahara
· Izutsu-beya · SaitamaSaitama
64
Asahikaze
· Oguruma-beya · EhimeEhime
65
Kawataka
· Kasugano-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
66
Hamazaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · OitaOita
67
Kitatsuyoshi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
68
Hayatefuji
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
69
Hoshizakura
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
70
Teramoto
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
71
Takamisato
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
72
Komanosho
· Hanaregoma-beya · HyogoHyogo
73
Matsubara
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
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.