CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2013

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 13-27 Jan · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 10›
· as of Day 10
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Sotairyu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukushimaFukushima
2
Takanoiwa
· Chiganoura-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
3
Jokoryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
4
Oiwato
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
5
Chiyootori
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
6
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
7
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
8
9
Sagatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
10
Tenkaiho
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
11
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
12
Nionoumi
· Yamahibiki-beya · ShigaShiga
13
Takanoyama
· Tagonoura-beya · Czech
14
Tanzo
· Onomatsu-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
15
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
16
Akiseyama
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
17
Tokushinho
· Kise-beya · MieMie
18
Kagamio
· Isenoumi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
19
Daikiho
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
20
Yoshiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
21
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
22
Wakakoyu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
23
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
24
Hochiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
25
Takamisakari
· Azumazeki-beya · AomoriAomori
26
Kimurayama
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
27
Kotoyutaka
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
28
Shironoryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
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.