CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2004

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 10›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Wakanoyama won the 3-way playoff against Chiyotenzan and Roho to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 10
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Chiyotenzan
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
2
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
3
Nakao
· Matsugane-beya · ChibaChiba
4
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
5
Hamanishiki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
6
Juzan
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
7
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
8
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
9
Harunoyama
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
10
Futeno
· Dewanoumi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
11
Kaido
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
12
Roho
· Otake-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
13
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
14
Sumanofuji
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
15
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
16
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
17
Towanoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
18
Takanotsuru
· Naruto-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
19
20
Oginishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
21
22
Gokenzan
· Takanohana-beya · KagawaKagawa
23
Kasugao
· Kasugayama-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
24
Tochifudo
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
25
Tochinohana
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
-
Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
-
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
28
Wakatenro
· Magaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
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.