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 6›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 6
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kotoshoho
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
2
Asanowaka
· Takasago-beya · NiigataNiigata
3
Tohakuryu
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
4
Yago
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
6
Midorifuji
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
7
Kitanowaka
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
8
Hiradoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
9
Kagayaki
· Takadagawa-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
10
Nishikigi
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
11
Daiamami
· Oitekaze-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
12
Shohozan
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
13
Kotokuzan
· Arashio-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
14
Kaisho
· Asakayama-beya · AichiAichi
15
Daishoho
· Oitekaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
16
Nishikifuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
17
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
18
Kotoyusho
· Sadogatake-beya · NaraNara
19
Churanoumi
· Kise-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
20
Enho
· Isegahama-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
21
Hakuyozan
· Takadagawa-beya · YamagataYamagata
22
Chiyoarashi
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
23
Daishomaru
· Oitekaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Asanoyama
· Takasago-beya · ToyamaToyama
-
Shiden
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
26
Mitoryu
· Nishikido-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
27
Chiyonoo
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
28
Bushozan
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
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.