CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2009

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
: Okinoumi Ayumi
: Aozora Daichi
: Kaisho Masao
‹Day 1›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Shotenro won the playoff against Hakuba to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 1
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Shotenro
· Fujishima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
2
Kyokunankai
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
3
4
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
5
Sakaizawa
· Onoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
6
Shirononami
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
7
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
8
Kaiho
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
9
Wakakoyu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
10
Daishoumi
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
11
Asofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
12
Mokonami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
13
Kiyoseumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
14
Hakuba
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
15
Kimurayama
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
16
Shimotori
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
17
Wakakirin
· Oguruma-beya · HyogoHyogo
18
Kotokasuga
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
19
Kasugao
· Kasugayama-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
20
21
Kitataiki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
23
Wakatenro
· Magaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
24
Yotsuguruma
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
25
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
26
Ushiomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
27
Tamaasuka
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
28
Kotokuni
· Sadogatake-beya · OkayamaOkayama
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.