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