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