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 5›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 5
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
2
Sumanofuji
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
3
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
4
Chiyotenzan
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
5
Futeno
· Dewanoumi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
6
Roho
· Otake-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
7
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
8
Harunoyama
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
9
Towanoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
10
Nakao
· Matsugane-beya · ChibaChiba
11
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
12
Oginishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
13
Juzan
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
14
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
15
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
16
Takanotsuru
· Naruto-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
17
Kaido
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
18
Gokenzan
· Takanohana-beya · KagawaKagawa
19
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
20
Tochifudo
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
21
Hamanishiki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
22
Tochinohana
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
23
24
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Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
-
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
27
Wakatenro
· Magaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
28
Kasugao
· Kasugayama-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
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.