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Hatsu Basho 2009 Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 Jan · Tokyo
★ Makuuchi yūshō
Asashoryu Akinori · 14–1 · playoff Yokozuna › Ōzeki › Sekiwake › Komusubi › Maegashira › Jūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Makuuchi › Jūryō › Makushita › Sandanme › Jonidan › Jonokuchi Playoff
Tied at 7–0, Aozora won the playoff against Tokizakura to take the yūshō.
Sandanme · final standings
200 rikishi
4th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Sd30w
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Sd72e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Sd73e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
12
Sd81e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
13
Sd86w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
14
Sd99w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Sd16w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Sd20e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Sd21w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Sd25e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Sd27e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Sd32w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Sd34e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Sd39w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Sd45e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Sd46w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Sd54w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Sd55w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Sd58e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Sd63e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Sd63w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Sd67e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Sd67w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Sd70w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Sd71w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Sd80e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Sd83e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Sd84e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Sd87w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Sd92e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
43
Sd94e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
44
Sd95e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
49
Sd10e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
50
Sd13w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
51
Sd14w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
52
Sd15w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
53
Sd17e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Sd17w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
55
Sd23e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
56
Sd24w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
57
Sd25w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
58
Sd27w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
59
Sd28e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
60
Sd33e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Sd33w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Sd35e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Sd36e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Sd37w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Sd40e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Sd41e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Sd42e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Sd44e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Sd49e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Sd51e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Sd52w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Sd54e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Sd56e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Sd57e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Sd59w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Sd60e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Sd64e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Sd66e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Sd66w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Sd68e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Sd74e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Sd77w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Sd78e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Sd79e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Sd79w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Sd82e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Sd82w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Sd87e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Sd88w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Sd89e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Sd89w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Sd93e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Sd93w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Sd95w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
95
Sd96w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
96
Sd98w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
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
Edo-Tokyo Museum↗ - Massive history museum next door, reopened March 2026 after a four-year refurbishment. ▾ Sumida River↗ - Riverside walks, water-bus cruises, fireworks in summer. ▾ Tokyo Skytree↗ - Visible from the arena, walkable in 30 minutes via the Sumida. ▾ 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.