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 8›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 8
74 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
2
Daibo
· Takashima-beya · AichiAichi
3
Koshinho
· Otake-beya · HyogoHyogo
4
Tamatsurugi
· Tamanoi-beya · AichiAichi
5
Narui
· Michinoku-beya · ChibaChiba
6
Kubo
· Kitanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
7
8
Shuto
· Musashigawa-beya · OitaOita
9
Takakitamura
· Naruto-beya · OsakaOsaka
10
Kaiseiya
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Fukushima
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
12
Wakataizan
· Matsugane-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
13
Kumanosato
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
14
Wakadaiki
· Hanakago-beya · NaganoNagano
15
Yamane
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
Yatsurugiyama
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
17
Kondo
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
18
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
19
20
Kitafubuki
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
21
Ozaki
· Musashigawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
22
Hoshi
· Izutsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Kouchi
· Kokonoe-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
24
Asamatsumoto
· Wakamatsu-beya · OkayamaOkayama
25
Horikawa
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
26
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
27
Takanobori
· Takashima-beya · OsakaOsaka
28
Shukozan
· Shikihide-beya · MieMie
29
Wakatanaka
· Magaki-beya · KyotoKyoto
30
Tamahikari
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
31
Tamagoriki
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
32
Horie
· Kokonoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
33
Nagai
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
34
Kijima
· Michinoku-beya · SaitamaSaitama
35
Daiogi
· Asahiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
36
Harada
· Michinoku-beya · HyogoHyogo
37
Miikezan
· Matsugane-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
38
Yuzawa
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
39
Hoshizakura
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
40
Koryu
· Hanakago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
41
Akanoume
· Ajigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
42
Toma
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
43
Asahikaze
· Oguruma-beya · EhimeEhime
44
Kaitanaka
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
45
Okumura
· Naruto-beya · FukuiFukui
46
Komanosho
· Hanaregoma-beya · HyogoHyogo
47
Takakimura
· Azumazeki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
48
Kinokawa
· Azumazeki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
49
Kyokuyo
· Oshima-beya · MieMie
50
Kasugamine
· Nakagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
51
Kawataka
· Kasugano-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
52
Hamazaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · OitaOita
53
Tochitani
· Michinoku-beya · OsakaOsaka
54
Fujiwara
· Musashigawa-beya · ShigaShiga
55
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
56
Hayatefuji
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
57
Teramoto
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
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
70
Kuwahara
· Izutsu-beya · SaitamaSaitama
71
Takamisato
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
72
Matsubara
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
73
Jin
· Kasugano-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
74
Kitatsuyoshi
· Nishonoseki-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.