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Hatsu Basho 2008 Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 13-27 Jan · Tokyo
★ Makuuchi yūshō
Hakuho Sho · 14–1 Yokozuna › Ōzeki › Sekiwake › Komusubi › Maegashira
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Makuuchi › Jūryō › Makushita › Sandanme › Jonidan › Jonokuchi Playoff
Tied at 7–0, Terashita won the playoff against Shoryu to take the yūshō.
Sandanme · final standings
200 rikishi
4th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Sd77w
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Sd82w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Sd94w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
15
Sd12w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
16
Sd14w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
17
Sd19w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
18
Sd21e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Sd27w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Sd30e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Sd33e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Sd35w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Sd37e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Sd39w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Sd42w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Sd46w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Sd53e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Sd55e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Sd56w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Sd59e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Sd64e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Sd67e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Sd72w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Sd76w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Sd79w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Sd84w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Sd85e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Sd87e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Sd87w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Sd91e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Sd98w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Sd99w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
47
Sd13e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
48
Sd14e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
49
Sd15e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
50
Sd16e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
51
Sd16w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
52
Sd19e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
53
Sd26e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Sd26w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
55
Sd27e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
56
Sd28e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
57
Sd32w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
58
Sd34e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
59
Sd35e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
60
Sd36w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Sd40w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Sd41e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Sd43e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Sd44e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Sd44w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Sd46e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Sd48w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Sd52e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Sd52w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Sd53w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Sd54w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Sd57w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Sd62e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Sd62w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Sd63e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Sd65e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Sd66w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Sd68w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Sd71e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Sd73e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Sd75e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Sd78e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Sd80e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Sd83e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Sd85w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Sd86e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Sd88w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Sd89e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Sd90e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Sd95e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Sd96e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Sd97e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Sd97w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
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
Edo-Tokyo Museum↗ - Massive history museum next door, reopened March 2026 after a four-year refurbishment. ▾ Sumida River↗ - Riverside walks, water-bus cruises, fireworks in summer. ▾ Tokyo Skytree↗ - Visible from the arena, walkable in 30 minutes via the Sumida. ▾ 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.