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 9›
Playoff

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

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