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