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 8›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 8
50 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Kakutaiki
· Michinoku-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
2
Kototebakari
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
3
Kaitoma
· Asakayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
4
Azumahikari
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
5
Kozakura
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
6
Matsuzawa
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
7
Sawanofuji
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
8
Nishimura
· Musashigawa-beya · SaitamaSaitama
9
Umiwatari
· Miyagino-beya · KyotoKyoto
10
Tsukahara
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
11
Shinfuji
· Isegahama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
12
Osumifuji
· Isegahama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
13
Shachinofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
14
Tenei
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
15
Shimakaze
· Oguruma-beya · OsakaOsaka
16
Tatsuki
· Otake-beya · AichiAichi
17
Toyama
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
18
Asahio
· Asahiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
19
Kyonosato
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
20
21
Shimizu
· Musashigawa-beya · NaganoNagano
22
Daishiryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Moriurara
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
24
Asahijo
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
25
Mitsumune
· Onomatsu-beya · SaitamaSaitama
26
Watanabe
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
27
Satoiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · NaraNara
28
Kiminofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
29
Shunpo
· Shibatayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
30
Chiyotaiko
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
31
Koreyasu
· Asakayama-beya · NaraNara
32
Sawaisamu
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
33
34
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
35
Takita
· Minezaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
36
Yoshoyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
37
Daigonishiki
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
38
Fukuda
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
39
Wakaseiun
· Chiganoura-beya · AichiAichi
40
Matsuoka
· Hakkaku-beya · NaganoNagano
-
Yokuyusei
· Shibatayama-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Kitasatsuma
· Chiganoura-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Narumi
· Onomatsu-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Mitsuuchi
· Onomatsu-beya · KochiKochi
-
Kotomiyakura
· Sadogatake-beya · ShigaShiga
-
Ogiryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Asahimaru
· Asahiyama-beya · GunmaGunma
-
Tamanoryu
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
49
Hayasaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
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.