CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2012

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 8-22 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 10›
· as of Day 10
33 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Goshi
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
2
Isenohana
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
3
Kato
· Fujishima-beya · AichiAichi
4
Hakubizan
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
5
Aokishin
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
6
Mimanishiki
· Isegahama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
7
8
Hokutoryu
· Yamahibiki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Daitoken
· Minezaki-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
10
Kotonanba
· Sadogatake-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
11
12
Kozakura
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
13
Azumahana
· Hanaregoma-beya · TokyoTokyo
14
Moriurara
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
15
Oshio
· Shikihide-beya · TochigiTochigi
16
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
17
Chibahibiki
· Shikihide-beya · ChibaChiba
18
19
Daikoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
20
Azumahikari
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
21
Issei
· Shikoroyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
22
Ashitakayama
· Shibatayama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
23
Hidano
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
24
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
25
Sunaga
· Naruto-beya · GunmaGunma
26
Daishohama
· Oitekaze-beya · HyogoHyogo
27
Yamada
· Oguruma-beya · ChibaChiba
28
Okino
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
29
Ishida
· Isegahama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Tajima
· Matsugane-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Shineiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
32
Hamaobu
· Onoe-beya · AichiAichi
33
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-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.