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 12›
Playoff

Tied at 12–3, Takamisakari won the playoff against Shimotori to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 12
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
Shimotori
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
3
Ushiomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
4
Towanoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
5
Tochinohana
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
6
7
Hokutoriki
· Hakkaku-beya · TokyoTokyo
8
Takatoriki
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
9
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
10
Kuniazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
11
Minatofuji
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
12
Sumanofuji
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
13
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
14
Daishi
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
15
Juzan
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
16
Wakatenro
· Magaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
18
Aogiyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
19
Harunoyama
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
20
Hamanoshima
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
21
Wakatoba
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Terao
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Kotoryu
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Higonoumi
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Takanotsuru
· Naruto-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Kotokanyu
· Sadogatake-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.