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 7›
· as of Day 7
33 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Goshi
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
2
Isenohana
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
3
Moriurara
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
4
Hokutoryu
· Yamahibiki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Kato
· Fujishima-beya · AichiAichi
6
Hakubizan
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
Aokishin
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
8
Mimanishiki
· Isegahama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
9
10
11
Daikoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
12
Oshio
· Shikihide-beya · TochigiTochigi
13
Chibahibiki
· Shikihide-beya · ChibaChiba
14
Kotonanba
· Sadogatake-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
15
16
Issei
· Shikoroyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
17
Kozakura
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
18
Hidano
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
19
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
20
Daitoken
· Minezaki-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
21
Azumahikari
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Ashitakayama
· Shibatayama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
23
Azumahana
· Hanaregoma-beya · TokyoTokyo
24
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
25
Sunaga
· Naruto-beya · GunmaGunma
26
Yamada
· Oguruma-beya · ChibaChiba
27
Ishida
· Isegahama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Tajima
· Matsugane-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Shineiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
30
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
31
Daishohama
· Oitekaze-beya · HyogoHyogo
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.