CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2011

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 Jan · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
: Shohozan Yuya
: Byakko Masayuki
: Ikeru Kenta
‹Day 13›
Playoff

Tied at 12–3, Kasugao won the playoff against Tochinowaka to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 13
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kasugao
· Kasugayama-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
2
Tochinowaka
· Kasugano-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
3
Masunoyama
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
4
Kaisei
· Oshima-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
5
Masatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Daido
· Onomatsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
7
Hoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
8
Takayasu
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
9
Sakaizawa
· Onoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
10
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
11
Takarafuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
12
Tamanoshima
· Kataonami-beya · FukushimaFukushima
13
Akiseyama
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
14
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
15
Chiyohakuho
· Kokonoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
16
Asofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
17
Hochiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
18
Tsurugidake
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
19
Kyokunankai
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
20
Wakatenro
· Magaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
21
Sadanoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
22
Kiyoseumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
23
Yoshiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
24
Shironoryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
25
Sadanofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
26
Nionoumi
· Yamahibiki-beya · ShigaShiga
27
Kakizoe
· Fujishima-beya · OitaOita
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Hokutoriki
· Hakkaku-beya · TokyoTokyo
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.