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 4›
· as of Day 4
39 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Takemaru
· Isegahama-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
2
Nishikimaru
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
3
Moriurara
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
4
Masutani
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
5
Wakayahara
· Nishiiwa-beya · OsakaOsaka
6
Tanimoto
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
7
Nakashima
· Musashigawa-beya · OitaOita
8
Chiyotaiko
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
9
Aoifuji
· Isegahama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
10
Urutora
· Shikihide-beya · TochigiTochigi
11
Nihonmatsu
· Shikihide-beya · FukushimaFukushima
12
Kirimaru
· Michinoku-beya · AichiAichi
13
Yoshinofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
14
Sawanofuji
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
15
Daitenshin
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
16
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
17
Daitensho
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
18
Sonoshun
· Arashio-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
19
Tochihayate
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
20
Koga
· Futagoyama-beya · MieMie
21
Tairikuyama
· Otake-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
22
Kotetsu
· Otake-beya · MieMie
23
Mihonoumi
· Musashigawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
24
Kinseiryu
· Shibatayama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
25
Fukuminato
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
26
Masakifuji
· Isegahama-beya · NiigataNiigata
-
Shishimaru
· Tagonoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Asadaimon
· Takasago-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Matsuzawa
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Wakayama
· Onomatsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Sadatsuyoshi
· Sakaigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
32
Tamanotora
· Kataonami-beya · OsakaOsaka
33
Byakuen
· Tatsunami-beya · MieMie
34
Kirinohana
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
35
Kato
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
36
Itakozakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
37
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
38
Sawaisamu
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
39
Hoshinofuji
· Isegahama-beya · ChibaChiba
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.