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 5›
Playoff

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

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