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 15›
Playoff

Tied at 6–1, Tsukahara won the playoff against Kototebakari to take the yūshō.

· final standings
50 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Tsukahara
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
2
Kototebakari
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
3
Shimakaze
· Oguruma-beya · OsakaOsaka
4
Toyama
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
5
Kozakura
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
6
Matsuzawa
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
7
Mitsumune
· Onomatsu-beya · SaitamaSaitama
8
Watanabe
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
9
Kiminofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
10
Tatsuki
· Otake-beya · AichiAichi
11
Kaitoma
· Asakayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
12
Azumahikari
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Nishimura
· Musashigawa-beya · SaitamaSaitama
14
Shimizu
· Musashigawa-beya · NaganoNagano
15
Daishiryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
Kakutaiki
· Michinoku-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
17
Umiwatari
· Miyagino-beya · KyotoKyoto
18
Yoshoyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
19
Tenei
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
20
Shachinofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
21
Shinfuji
· Isegahama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
22
Shunpo
· Shibatayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
23
Chiyotaiko
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
24
Asahio
· Asahiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
25
Sawanofuji
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
26
27
Moriurara
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
28
Asahijo
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
29
Daigonishiki
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
30
Osumifuji
· Isegahama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
31
Wakaseiun
· Chiganoura-beya · AichiAichi
32
Matsuoka
· Hakkaku-beya · NaganoNagano
33
Kyonosato
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
34
Koreyasu
· Asakayama-beya · NaraNara
35
Sawaisamu
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
36
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
37
Hayasaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
38
Fukuda
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
39
Satoiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · NaraNara
40
Kitasatsuma
· Chiganoura-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
41
Kotomiyakura
· Sadogatake-beya · ShigaShiga
42
43
Takita
· Minezaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Yokuyusei
· Shibatayama-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Narumi
· Onomatsu-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Mitsuuchi
· Onomatsu-beya · KochiKochi
-
Ogiryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Asahimaru
· Asahiyama-beya · GunmaGunma
-
Tamanoryu
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
50
Hattorizakura
· Shikihide-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
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.