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 11›
Playoff

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

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