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 11›
Playoff

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

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