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 11›
· as of Day 11
33 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Goshi
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
2
Hakubizan
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
3
Isenohana
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
4
Kato
· Fujishima-beya · AichiAichi
5
Aokishin
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
6
Mimanishiki
· Isegahama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
7
Kotonanba
· Sadogatake-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
8
Azumahana
· Hanaregoma-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Hokutoryu
· Yamahibiki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Daitoken
· Minezaki-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
11
Kozakura
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
12
Moriurara
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
13
14
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
15
16
Daikoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
17
Azumahikari
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
18
Oshio
· Shikihide-beya · TochigiTochigi
19
20
Hidano
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
21
Chibahibiki
· Shikihide-beya · ChibaChiba
22
Issei
· Shikoroyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
23
Ashitakayama
· Shibatayama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
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
30
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Tajima
· Matsugane-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Shineiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
33
Hamaobu
· Onoe-beya · AichiAichi
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.