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 2›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 2
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
2
Towanoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
3
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
4
Roho
· Otake-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
5
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
6
Sumanofuji
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
7
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
8
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
9
Chiyotenzan
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
10
Harunoyama
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
11
Futeno
· Dewanoumi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
12
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
13
Takanotsuru
· Naruto-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
14
15
16
Gokenzan
· Takanohana-beya · KagawaKagawa
17
Nakao
· Matsugane-beya · ChibaChiba
18
Tochifudo
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
19
Hamanishiki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
20
Oginishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
21
Juzan
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
-
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
24
Kasugao
· Kasugayama-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
25
Tochinohana
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
26
Kaido
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
27
Wakatenro
· Magaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
28
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
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.