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