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 15›
· final standings
57 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Hisanotora
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
2
Seifu
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
3
Isamizuki
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
4
Wakanofuji
· Hanaregoma-beya · AichiAichi
5
Osawa
· Arashio-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
6
Kotokonjo
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
7
Daikosei
· Asahiyama-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
8
Kotomyozan
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
9
Onoyama
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
10
Hikosaka
· Shikoroyama-beya · AichiAichi
11
Shijima
· Arashio-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
12
Takeda
· Naruto-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
13
14
Sadanosho
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
15
Hoonami
· Tatsunami-beya · OsakaOsaka
16
Oigarashi
· Hakkaku-beya · FukushimaFukushima
17
Hamadayama
· Shibatayama-beya · TokyoTokyo
18
Asaamami
· Takasago-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
19
Wakahizen
· Shibatayama-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
20
Azumahana
· Hanaregoma-beya · TokyoTokyo
21
Sadanosato
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
22
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
23
Kanai
· Michinoku-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
24
Takatenshu
· Chiganoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
25
Ryushonami
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
26
Higashi
· Shikoroyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
27
Enami
· Shikoroyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
28
Arai
· Shikoroyama-beya · GunmaGunma
29
Masuamami
· Chiganoura-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
30
Daimao
· Shibatayama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
31
Kobayashi
· Michinoku-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
32
Miyakita
· Oguruma-beya · AomoriAomori
33
Noboriryu
· Takadagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
34
Kakumaru
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
35
Kawahara
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
36
Morikawa
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
37
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
38
Shintaku
· Fujishima-beya · MieMie
39
Kawabata
· Shikoroyama-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
40
Tsugukuni
· Naruto-beya · HyogoHyogo
41
Sadanoshu
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
42
Motokiyama
· Tamanoi-beya · NaganoNagano
43
Tateishi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
44
Iwabuchi
· Tamanoi-beya · IwateIwate
45
Yutoyama
· Shibatayama-beya · NiigataNiigata
46
Yoshizawa
· Asahiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
47
Wakatoohashi
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
48
Takada
· Naruto-beya · TokyoTokyo
49
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
50
Shuho
· Shikihide-beya · AichiAichi
51
Daiseishin
· Shibatayama-beya · GunmaGunma
52
Kameiyama
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Enshunada
· Kitanoumi-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
-
Kotoumeda
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Shogo
· Nishonoseki-beya · SagaSaga
-
Kinryuzan
· Matsugane-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
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.