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 3›
Playoff

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

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