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 9›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 9
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Chiyonoo
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
2
Kotoeko
· Sadogatake-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
3
Kyokutaisei
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
Daishoho
· Oitekaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
5
Mitoryu
· Nishikido-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
6
Myogiryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
7
Aoiyama
· Kasugano-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
8
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
9
Hidenoumi
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
10
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
11
Sadanoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
12
Amakaze
· Oshiogawa-beya · KagawaKagawa
13
Takanosho
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
14
Seiro
· Shikoroyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
15
Takagenji
· Tokiwayama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
16
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
17
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
18
Meisei
· Tatsunami-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
19
Tsurugisho
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
20
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
21
Tochihiryu
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
22
Akua
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
23
Kizenryu
· Kise-beya · KagawaKagawa
24
Yamaguchi
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Osunaarashi
· Otake-beya · Egypt - Egypt
-
Takanoiwa
· Chiganoura-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
-
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
Ura
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
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.