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 14›
Playoff

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

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