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 6›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 6
74 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
2
3
Takakitamura
· Naruto-beya · OsakaOsaka
4
Daibo
· Takashima-beya · AichiAichi
5
Koshinho
· Otake-beya · HyogoHyogo
6
Yamane
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
7
Tamatsurugi
· Tamanoi-beya · AichiAichi
8
Akanoume
· Ajigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
9
Ozaki
· Musashigawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
10
Narui
· Michinoku-beya · ChibaChiba
11
Kubo
· Kitanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
Hoshi
· Izutsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Kouchi
· Kokonoe-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
14
Horikawa
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
15
Shuto
· Musashigawa-beya · OitaOita
16
Kaiseiya
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Takanobori
· Takashima-beya · OsakaOsaka
18
Fukushima
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
19
Tamahikari
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
20
Wakataizan
· Matsugane-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
21
Tamagoriki
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
22
Kumanosato
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
23
Kijima
· Michinoku-beya · SaitamaSaitama
24
Wakadaiki
· Hanakago-beya · NaganoNagano
25
Harada
· Michinoku-beya · HyogoHyogo
26
Miikezan
· Matsugane-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
27
Yatsurugiyama
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
28
Kondo
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
29
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
30
Koryu
· Hanakago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
31
32
Kitafubuki
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
33
Kaitanaka
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
34
Okumura
· Naruto-beya · FukuiFukui
35
Asamatsumoto
· Wakamatsu-beya · OkayamaOkayama
36
Takakimura
· Azumazeki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
37
Kinokawa
· Azumazeki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
38
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
39
Shukozan
· Shikihide-beya · MieMie
40
Kyokuyo
· Oshima-beya · MieMie
41
Kasugamine
· Nakagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
42
Wakatanaka
· Magaki-beya · KyotoKyoto
43
Kawataka
· Kasugano-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
44
Horie
· Kokonoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
45
Nagai
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
46
Tochitani
· Michinoku-beya · OsakaOsaka
47
Daiogi
· Asahiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
48
Fujiwara
· Musashigawa-beya · ShigaShiga
49
Yuzawa
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
50
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
51
Hayatefuji
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
52
Hoshizakura
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
53
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
66
Kuwahara
· Izutsu-beya · SaitamaSaitama
67
Asahikaze
· Oguruma-beya · EhimeEhime
68
Takamisato
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
69
Komanosho
· Hanaregoma-beya · HyogoHyogo
70
Matsubara
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
71
Hamazaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · OitaOita
72
Jin
· Kasugano-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
73
Kitatsuyoshi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
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.