CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2018

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 14-28 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
Playoff

Tied at 10–5, Myogiryu won the playoff against Hidenoumi to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 1
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kyokutaisei
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
2
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
3
Hidenoumi
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
4
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
5
Chiyonoo
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
6
Tsurugisho
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
7
Amakaze
· Oshiogawa-beya · KagawaKagawa
8
Takanosho
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
9
Kotoeko
· Sadogatake-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
10
Takagenji
· Tokiwayama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
11
Daishoho
· Oitekaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
12
Mitoryu
· Nishikido-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
-
Takanoiwa
· Chiganoura-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
-
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
Ura
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
16
Myogiryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
17
Aoiyama
· Kasugano-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
18
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
19
Meisei
· Tatsunami-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
20
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
21
Sadanoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
22
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
23
Osunaarashi
· Otake-beya · Egypt - Egypt
24
Seiro
· Shikoroyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
25
Tochihiryu
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
26
Yamaguchi
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
27
Akua
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
28
Kizenryu
· Kise-beya · KagawaKagawa
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.