CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2002

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 13-27 Jan · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 11›
· as of Day 11
73 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Anju
· Isegahama-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
2
Kanegae
· Irumagawa-beya · AichiAichi
3
Kouchi
· Kokonoe-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
4
Kotoyashiro
· Sadogatake-beya · ShimaneShimane
5
Tamayutaka
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
6
Kuranofuji
· Dewanoumi-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
7
Wakatetsu
· Hanakago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
8
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
9
Kirinobori
· Michinoku-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
10
Dangan
· Nakadachi-beya · TokyoTokyo
11
Fujiwara
· Musashigawa-beya · ShigaShiga
12
Daiogi
· Asahiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Kokubushu
· Isenoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
14
Tomiyama
· Kitanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
15
Takanoyama
· Tagonoura-beya · Czech
16
Kirinishiki
· Michinoku-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
17
Kumanosato
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
18
Mogaminishiki
· Kise-beya · YamagataYamagata
19
Akiasahi
· Oshima-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
20
Fukutenyu
· Hatachiyama-beya · KyotoKyoto
21
Iwata
· Azumazeki-beya · AichiAichi
22
Jin
· Kasugano-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
23
Kawataka
· Kasugano-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
24
Hidaka
· Tomozuna-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
25
Takaoyama
· Fujishima-beya · KyotoKyoto
26
Sakurajima
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
27
Kasugamine
· Nakagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
28
Asasato
· Takasago-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
29
Wakafujita
· Magaki-beya · AomoriAomori
30
Shinanogawa
· Musashigawa-beya · NaganoNagano
31
Hayatejima
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
32
Nishitani
· Tamanoi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
33
Kaneko
· Ajigawa-beya · GunmaGunma
34
Kato
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
35
Kimuragawa
· Isenoumi-beya · GunmaGunma
36
Fukumoto
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
37
Fujitayama
· Azumazeki-beya · AichiAichi
38
Kijima
· Michinoku-beya · SaitamaSaitama
39
Asakimizuka
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
40
Kawai
· Hatachiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
41
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
42
Kamada
· Nakamura-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
43
Kawata
· Naruto-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
44
45
Hayatefuji
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
46
Kojimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
47
Kaishuma
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
48
Hidanosato
· Takashima-beya · GifuGifu
49
Nishihara
· Musashigawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
50
Oishikawa
· Shibatayama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
51
Azumaiwa
· Tamanoi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
52
Hisatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
53
Uchiyama
· Michinoku-beya · AichiAichi
54
Wakaito
· Magaki-beya · AomoriAomori
55
Kohakuzan
· Isegahama-beya · ChibaChiba
56
57
Hamazaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · OitaOita
58
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
59
Katoyama
· Kasugayama-beya · AichiAichi
60
Koseki
· Takanohana-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Tamagoriki
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Kairyu
· Hanaregoma-beya · AkitaAkita
-
Tsuji
· Isenoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Oshimizu
· Shibatayama-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Ai
· Ajigawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
-
Shibazaki
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Gokokuyama
· Magaki-beya · OitaOita
-
Abe
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
-
Komaizumi
· Hanaregoma-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Asayamada
· Takasago-beya · KochiKochi
72
Fukunaga
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
73
Kaitanaka
· Tomozuna-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.