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 10›
· as of Day 10
57 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Hisanotora
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
2
Wakanofuji
· Hanaregoma-beya · AichiAichi
3
Sadanosho
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
4
Kotokonjo
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
5
Hamadayama
· Shibatayama-beya · TokyoTokyo
6
Daikosei
· Asahiyama-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
7
Kotomyozan
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
8
Seifu
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
9
Isamizuki
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
10
Takeda
· Naruto-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
11
12
Osawa
· Arashio-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Masuamami
· Chiganoura-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
14
Oigarashi
· Hakkaku-beya · FukushimaFukushima
15
Miyakita
· Oguruma-beya · AomoriAomori
16
Wakahizen
· Shibatayama-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
17
Kakumaru
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
18
Azumahana
· Hanaregoma-beya · TokyoTokyo
19
Sadanosato
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
20
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
21
Shintaku
· Fujishima-beya · MieMie
22
Kanai
· Michinoku-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
23
Onoyama
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
24
Takatenshu
· Chiganoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
25
Ryushonami
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
26
Hikosaka
· Shikoroyama-beya · AichiAichi
27
Shijima
· Arashio-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
28
Arai
· Shikoroyama-beya · GunmaGunma
29
Daimao
· Shibatayama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
30
Sadanoshu
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
31
Motokiyama
· Tamanoi-beya · NaganoNagano
32
Hoonami
· Tatsunami-beya · OsakaOsaka
33
Kobayashi
· Michinoku-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
34
Tateishi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
35
Noboriryu
· Takadagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
36
Asaamami
· Takasago-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
37
Morikawa
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
38
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
39
Yutoyama
· Shibatayama-beya · NiigataNiigata
40
Kawabata
· Shikoroyama-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
41
Wakatoohashi
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
42
Tsugukuni
· Naruto-beya · HyogoHyogo
43
Takada
· Naruto-beya · TokyoTokyo
44
Higashi
· Shikoroyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
45
Enami
· Shikoroyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
46
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
47
Shuho
· Shikihide-beya · AichiAichi
48
Iwabuchi
· Tamanoi-beya · IwateIwate
49
Kawahara
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
50
Yoshizawa
· Asahiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
51
Kameiyama
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Enshunada
· Kitanoumi-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
-
Kotoumeda
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Shogo
· Nishonoseki-beya · SagaSaga
-
Kinryuzan
· Matsugane-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
56
Daiseishin
· Shibatayama-beya · GunmaGunma
57
Sakuma
· Hakkaku-beya · FukushimaFukushima
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.