CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2008

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 13-27 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
· as of Day 1
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Koryu
· Hanakago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
2
Ryuo
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
3
Sakaizawa
· Onoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
4
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
5
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
6
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
7
Mokonami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
8
Hakuba
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
9
Shirononami
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
10
Masatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
11
Kitataiki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
12
Tochinoshin
· Kasugano-beya · Georgia (old)
13
Kirinowaka
· Michinoku-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
14
Wakakoyu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
15
16
Chiyohakuho
· Kokonoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
17
Hakurozan
· Kitanoumi-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
18
Kotokasuga
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
19
Hochiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
20
Ushiomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
21
Shunketsu
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
22
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
23
Katayama
· Onomatsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
24
Asofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
25
Kimurayama
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
26
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
27
Tamawashi
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
28
Tochinohana
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
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.