CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2003

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 12-26 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Asasekiryu won the playoff against Buyuzan to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 1
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
2
Aogiyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
3
Komahikari
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
4
Asanowaka
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
5
Senshuyama
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
6
7
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
8
Hayateumi
· Oitekaze-beya · AomoriAomori
9
Tochisakae
· Kasugano-beya · SagaSaga
10
Wakatoba
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
11
Juzan
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Ushiomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
-
Tomikaze
· Oguruma-beya · AichiAichi
14
Kinkaiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
15
Buyuzan
· Musashigawa-beya · AichiAichi
16
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
17
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
18
Hamanishiki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
19
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
20
Daizen
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
21
Oginishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
22
Harunoyama
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
23
Wakatenro
· Magaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
24
Chiyotenzan
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
25
Gokenzan
· Takanohana-beya · KagawaKagawa
26
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
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.