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 7›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 7
74 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Daibo
· Takashima-beya · AichiAichi
2
3
4
Koshinho
· Otake-beya · HyogoHyogo
5
Yamane
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
6
Tamatsurugi
· Tamanoi-beya · AichiAichi
7
Narui
· Michinoku-beya · ChibaChiba
8
Takakitamura
· Naruto-beya · OsakaOsaka
9
Fukushima
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
10
Wakataizan
· Matsugane-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
11
Wakadaiki
· Hanakago-beya · NaganoNagano
12
Yatsurugiyama
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
13
Kondo
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
14
15
Kubo
· Kitanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Hoshi
· Izutsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
17
Horikawa
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
18
Shuto
· Musashigawa-beya · OitaOita
19
Kaiseiya
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
20
Tamahikari
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
21
Kumanosato
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
22
Kijima
· Michinoku-beya · SaitamaSaitama
23
Harada
· Michinoku-beya · HyogoHyogo
24
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
25
Akanoume
· Ajigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
26
Kitafubuki
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
27
Ozaki
· Musashigawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
28
Kouchi
· Kokonoe-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
29
Asamatsumoto
· Wakamatsu-beya · OkayamaOkayama
30
Takanobori
· Takashima-beya · OsakaOsaka
31
Wakatanaka
· Magaki-beya · KyotoKyoto
32
Tamagoriki
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
33
Nagai
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
34
Daiogi
· Asahiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
35
Miikezan
· Matsugane-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
36
Yuzawa
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
37
Koryu
· Hanakago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
38
Kinokawa
· Azumazeki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
39
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
40
Shukozan
· Shikihide-beya · MieMie
41
Kasugamine
· Nakagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
42
Kawataka
· Kasugano-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
43
Horie
· Kokonoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
44
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
45
Hoshizakura
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
46
Toma
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
47
Kaitanaka
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
48
Okumura
· Naruto-beya · FukuiFukui
49
Takakimura
· Azumazeki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
50
Kyokuyo
· Oshima-beya · MieMie
51
Hamazaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · OitaOita
52
Tochitani
· Michinoku-beya · OsakaOsaka
53
Fujiwara
· Musashigawa-beya · ShigaShiga
54
Hayatefuji
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
-
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
67
Kuwahara
· Izutsu-beya · SaitamaSaitama
68
Asahikaze
· Oguruma-beya · EhimeEhime
69
Takamisato
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
70
Komanosho
· Hanaregoma-beya · HyogoHyogo
71
Matsubara
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
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.