CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2019

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 10›
· as of Day 10
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Shimanoumi
· Kise-beya · MieMie
2
Chiyomaru
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
3
4
Ishiura
· Miyagino-beya · TottoriTottori
5
6
Hakuyozan
· Takadagawa-beya · YamagataYamagata
7
Tsurugisho
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
8
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
9
Chiyonoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · KochiKochi
10
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
11
Tomokaze
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
12
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
13
Enho
· Isegahama-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
14
Hidenoumi
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
15
Kyokutaisei
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Arawashi
· Minezaki-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
17
Sokokurai
· Arashio-beya · 🇨🇳China
18
Daishoho
· Oitekaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
19
Wakatakakage
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
20
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
21
Akiseyama
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
22
Tobizaru
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Jokoryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
24
Takagenji
· Tokiwayama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
25
Mitoryu
· Nishikido-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
26
Takanosho
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
27
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
28
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
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.