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 6›
Playoff

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

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