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