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 12›
Playoff

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

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