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 11›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 11
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kotoshoho
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
2
Tohakuryu
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
3
Yago
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
Kagayaki
· Takadagawa-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
5
Kotokuzan
· Arashio-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
6
Asanowaka
· Takasago-beya · NiigataNiigata
7
Nishikifuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
8
Kitanowaka
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
9
Daiamami
· Oitekaze-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
10
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
11
Kaisho
· Asakayama-beya · AichiAichi
12
Midorifuji
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
13
Kotoyusho
· Sadogatake-beya · NaraNara
14
Hiradoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
15
Nishikigi
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
16
Daishomaru
· Oitekaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
17
Daishoho
· Oitekaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
18
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
19
Shohozan
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
20
Enho
· Isegahama-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
21
Hakuyozan
· Takadagawa-beya · YamagataYamagata
22
Churanoumi
· Kise-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
23
Chiyoarashi
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
24
Bushozan
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Asanoyama
· Takasago-beya · ToyamaToyama
-
Shiden
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
27
Mitoryu
· Nishikido-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
28
Chiyonoo
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
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.