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