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