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