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 6›
Playoff

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

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