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 2›
· as of Day 2
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Daishomaru
· Oitekaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
2
Daiamami
· Oitekaze-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
3
Kotoshoho
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
4
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
5
Churanoumi
· Kise-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
6
Terunofuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
7
Chiyoshoma
· Kokonoe-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
8
9
Hidenoumi
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
10
Nishikigi
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
11
Mitoryu
· Nishikido-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
12
Daishoho
· Oitekaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
13
Tobizaru
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
14
Ichinojo
· Minato-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
15
Kyokutaisei
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Akua
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
17
Takagenji
· Tokiwayama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
18
Irodori
· Shikoroyama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
19
20
Hoshoryu
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
21
Sakigake
· Shibatayama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
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Tomokaze
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
23
Kizakiumi
· Kise-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
24
Wakatakakage
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
25
Yago
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
26
Sokokurai
· Arashio-beya · 🇨🇳China
27
28
Chiyootori
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
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.