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 6›
Playoff

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

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