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 3›
· as of Day 3
33 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Oshio
· Shikihide-beya · TochigiTochigi
2
Hakubizan
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
3
Daikoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
4
Goshi
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
5
Isenohana
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Hokutoryu
· Yamahibiki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
7
Kato
· Fujishima-beya · AichiAichi
8
Daitoken
· Minezaki-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
9
Azumahana
· Hanaregoma-beya · TokyoTokyo
10
Moriurara
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
11
Hidano
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
12
13
Chibahibiki
· Shikihide-beya · ChibaChiba
14
Yamada
· Oguruma-beya · ChibaChiba
15
16
Ashitakayama
· Shibatayama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Kozakura
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
18
Aokishin
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
19
Ishida
· Isegahama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Tajima
· Matsugane-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Shineiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Sunaga
· Naruto-beya · GunmaGunma
23
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
24
Kotonanba
· Sadogatake-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
25
26
Azumahikari
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
27
Issei
· Shikoroyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
28
Mimanishiki
· Isegahama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
29
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
30
Hamaobu
· Onoe-beya · AichiAichi
31
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
32
Daishohama
· Oitekaze-beya · HyogoHyogo
33
Okino
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
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.