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 9›
· as of Day 9
33 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Goshi
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
2
Isenohana
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
3
Kato
· Fujishima-beya · AichiAichi
4
Mimanishiki
· Isegahama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
5
Hokutoryu
· Yamahibiki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
6
Hakubizan
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
8
Aokishin
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
9
Moriurara
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
10
11
Daitoken
· Minezaki-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
12
Kotonanba
· Sadogatake-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
13
Azumahana
· Hanaregoma-beya · TokyoTokyo
14
Oshio
· Shikihide-beya · TochigiTochigi
15
Issei
· Shikoroyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
16
Kozakura
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
17
Chibahibiki
· Shikihide-beya · ChibaChiba
18
19
Daikoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
20
Azumahikari
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
21
Ashitakayama
· Shibatayama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Hidano
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
23
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
24
Yamada
· Oguruma-beya · ChibaChiba
25
Ishida
· Isegahama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
26
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
27
Sunaga
· Naruto-beya · GunmaGunma
28
Okino
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
-
Tajima
· Matsugane-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Shineiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
31
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
32
Daishohama
· Oitekaze-beya · HyogoHyogo
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.