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