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 7›
Playoff

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

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