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 15›
Playoff

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

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