CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2020

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 12-26 Jan · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
: Kaito Shota
: Yuma Takeru
: Ura Kazuki
‹Day 1›
· as of Day 1
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Hidenoumi
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
2
Daishomaru
· Oitekaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
3
Nishikigi
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
4
Daishoho
· Oitekaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
5
Daiamami
· Oitekaze-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
6
Tobizaru
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
7
Kotoshoho
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
8
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
9
Takagenji
· Tokiwayama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
10
Irodori
· Shikoroyama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
11
Churanoumi
· Kise-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
12
Terunofuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
13
Sakigake
· Shibatayama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
-
Tomokaze
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
15
Chiyoshoma
· Kokonoe-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
16
17
Kizakiumi
· Kise-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
18
Mitoryu
· Nishikido-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
19
Wakatakakage
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
20
Ichinojo
· Minato-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
21
Yago
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Kyokutaisei
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
23
Akua
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
24
Sokokurai
· Arashio-beya · 🇨🇳China
25
26
27
Chiyootori
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
28
Hoshoryu
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
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.