CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2022

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Kotoshoho won the playoff against Yago to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 1
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kagayaki
· Takadagawa-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
2
Kotoshoho
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
3
Shohozan
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
4
Kaisho
· Asakayama-beya · AichiAichi
5
Asanowaka
· Takasago-beya · NiigataNiigata
6
Daishomaru
· Oitekaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
7
Daishoho
· Oitekaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
8
Midorifuji
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
9
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
10
Hakuyozan
· Takadagawa-beya · YamagataYamagata
11
Kitanowaka
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
12
Kotoyusho
· Sadogatake-beya · NaraNara
13
Yago
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Asanoyama
· Takasago-beya · ToyamaToyama
-
Shiden
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
Bushozan
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
17
Nishikigi
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
18
Daiamami
· Oitekaze-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
19
Kotokuzan
· Arashio-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
20
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
21
Mitoryu
· Nishikido-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
22
Tohakuryu
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Nishikifuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
24
Churanoumi
· Kise-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
25
Enho
· Isegahama-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
26
Chiyonoo
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
27
Chiyoarashi
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
28
Hiradoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
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.