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 14›
Playoff

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

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