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Hatsu Basho 2012 Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 8-22 Jan · Tokyo
★ Makuuchi yūshō
Baruto Kaito · 14–1 Yokozuna › Ōzeki › Sekiwake › Komusubi › Maegashira › Jūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Makuuchi › Jūryō › Makushita › Sandanme › Jonidan › Jonokuchi Playoff
Tied at 7–0, Kotokawazu won the playoff against Kenho to take the yūshō.
Sandanme · final standings
200 rikishi
4th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Sd43w
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Sd76e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Sd82e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
17
Sd11w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
18
Sd17e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Sd18e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Sd19e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Sd22e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Sd26w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Sd30e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Sd36e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Sd36w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Sd40e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Sd45w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Sd49e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Sd51e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Sd51w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Sd57w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Sd61e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Sd61w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Sd65w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Sd68e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Sd74e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Sd77e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Sd77w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Sd82w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Sd84e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Sd86e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Sd89e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
43
Sd90w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
44
Sd92w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
45
Sd98w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
46
Sd100w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
52
Sd12e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
53
Sd12w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Sd13w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
55
Sd14w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
56
Sd15e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
57
Sd17w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
58
Sd20w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
59
Sd27e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
60
Sd28e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Sd29e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Sd29w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Sd33e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Sd34w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Sd35w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Sd39w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Sd41e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Sd42e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Sd44e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Sd46w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Sd47e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Sd49w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Sd50e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Sd53e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Sd54e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Sd56e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Sd58w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Sd60e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Sd62e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Sd64e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Sd67e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Sd68w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Sd70e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Sd72e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Sd72w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Sd73w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Sd75e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Sd76w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Sd78w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Sd81e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Sd83e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Sd85w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Sd88w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Sd90e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
95
Sd93w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
96
Sd94e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
97
Sd94w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
98
Sd95e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
99
Sd98e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
100
Sd99w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
101
Sd100e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
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
Edo-Tokyo Museum↗ - Massive history museum next door, reopened March 2026 after a four-year refurbishment. ▾ Sumida River↗ - Riverside walks, water-bus cruises, fireworks in summer. ▾ Tokyo Skytree↗ - Visible from the arena, walkable in 30 minutes via the Sumida. ▾ 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.