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 5›
· as of Day 5
33 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Isenohana
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
2
Kato
· Fujishima-beya · AichiAichi
3
Hakubizan
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
4
Daikoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
5
Moriurara
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
6
Goshi
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
7
Hidano
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
8
9
Oshio
· Shikihide-beya · TochigiTochigi
10
Hokutoryu
· Yamahibiki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Kotonanba
· Sadogatake-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
12
13
Mimanishiki
· Isegahama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
14
Sunaga
· Naruto-beya · GunmaGunma
15
Chibahibiki
· Shikihide-beya · ChibaChiba
16
Ashitakayama
· Shibatayama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Kozakura
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
18
Aokishin
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
19
Ishida
· Isegahama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
20
Daitoken
· Minezaki-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
21
Yamada
· Oguruma-beya · ChibaChiba
22
Azumahikari
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Issei
· Shikoroyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
24
Azumahana
· Hanaregoma-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
-
Tajima
· Matsugane-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Shineiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
28
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
29
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
30
Daishohama
· Oitekaze-beya · HyogoHyogo
31
32
Okino
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
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.