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