CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2007

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 7-21 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
Playoff

Tied at 10–5, Toyohibiki won the 3-way playoff against Tochiozan and Shimotori to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 1
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Hokutoriki
· Hakkaku-beya · TokyoTokyo
2
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
3
Shimotori
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
4
Hochiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
5
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
6
Takanowaka
· Naruto-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
7
Ryuo
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
8
9
Sumanofuji
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
10
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
11
Oga
· Takasago-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
12
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
13
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
14
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
15
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
16
Katayama
· Onomatsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
17
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
18
Wakanosato
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
19
Ryuho
· Michinoku-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
20
Kaiho
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
21
Masatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
22
Kyokunankai
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
23
Shunketsu
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
24
Wakatoba
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Hakuba
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
26
Wakanoho
· Magaki-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
27
Koryu
· Hanakago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
28
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.