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 2›
· as of Day 2
33 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
2
Oshio
· Shikihide-beya · TochigiTochigi
3
Isenohana
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
4
Hokutoryu
· Yamahibiki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Kato
· Fujishima-beya · AichiAichi
6
Daitoken
· Minezaki-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
7
Hakubizan
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
8
9
Daikoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
10
Ashitakayama
· Shibatayama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Azumahana
· Hanaregoma-beya · TokyoTokyo
12
Aokishin
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
13
Moriurara
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
14
Goshi
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
15
Hidano
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
-
Tajima
· Matsugane-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Shineiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Hamaobu
· Onoe-beya · AichiAichi
19
Sunaga
· Naruto-beya · GunmaGunma
20
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
21
Chibahibiki
· Shikihide-beya · ChibaChiba
22
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Daishohama
· Oitekaze-beya · HyogoHyogo
24
Yamada
· Oguruma-beya · ChibaChiba
25
Kotonanba
· Sadogatake-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
26
27
Azumahikari
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
28
Issei
· Shikoroyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
29
Kozakura
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
30
Okino
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
31
Mimanishiki
· Isegahama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
32
Ishida
· Isegahama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
33
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
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.