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 12›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 12
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Buyuzan
· Musashigawa-beya · AichiAichi
2
3
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
4
Gokenzan
· Takanohana-beya · KagawaKagawa
5
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
6
Komahikari
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
7
Senshuyama
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
8
Hayateumi
· Oitekaze-beya · AomoriAomori
9
Tochisakae
· Kasugano-beya · SagaSaga
10
Juzan
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
11
Kinkaiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
12
Aogiyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
13
Asanowaka
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
14
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
15
Oginishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
16
Harunoyama
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
17
Wakatenro
· Magaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
18
Wakatoba
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
19
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
20
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
21
Hamanishiki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
22
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
23
Daizen
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
24
Chiyotenzan
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Ushiomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
-
Tomikaze
· Oguruma-beya · AichiAichi
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.