CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2005

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 10›
· as of Day 10
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
2
Katayama
· Onomatsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
3
Toki
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
4
Hakurozan
· Kitanoumi-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
5
Senshuyama
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
6
Futeno
· Dewanoumi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
7
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
8
9
Daishodai
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
10
Asofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
11
Asanowaka
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
12
Wakatoba
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Ishide
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
14
Maikaze
· Oguruma-beya · AomoriAomori
15
Kaido
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
17
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
18
Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
19
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
20
21
Wakakirin
· Oguruma-beya · HyogoHyogo
22
Chiyotenzan
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
23
Takanotsuru
· Naruto-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
24
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
25
Kinkaiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
26
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
27
Tamaasuka
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
28
Sumanofuji
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
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.