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