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 6›
Playoff

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

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