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 13›
· as of Day 13
33 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Goshi
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
2
Aokishin
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
3
Hakubizan
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
4
Mimanishiki
· Isegahama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
5
Isenohana
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Kato
· Fujishima-beya · AichiAichi
7
Daitoken
· Minezaki-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
8
Azumahana
· Hanaregoma-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Moriurara
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
10
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
11
Hokutoryu
· Yamahibiki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
Kotonanba
· Sadogatake-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
13
Daikoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
14
Oshio
· Shikihide-beya · TochigiTochigi
15
Azumahikari
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
17
18
Kozakura
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
19
Chibahibiki
· Shikihide-beya · ChibaChiba
20
Daishohama
· Oitekaze-beya · HyogoHyogo
21
Yamada
· Oguruma-beya · ChibaChiba
22
23
Issei
· Shikoroyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
24
Ashitakayama
· Shibatayama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
25
Hidano
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
26
Ishida
· Isegahama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
27
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
28
Sunaga
· Naruto-beya · GunmaGunma
29
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
30
Okino
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
-
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.