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Hatsu Basho
2026

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
: Wakanosho
: Nobehara
: Hananofuji
: Koseiryu
: Asahifuji
‹Day 4›
· as of Day 4
121 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
2
伊波(いなみ)Inami
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
5
8
9
10
可貴(かき)Kaki
· Oitekaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
11
12
14
16
18
19
20
21
22
24
25
26
28
29
和歌ノ富士(わかのふじ)Wakanofuji
Makushita 60 TD · Kasugano-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
31
33
37
38
39
40
42
44
46
47
48
49
50
52
53
54
55
56
57
59
61
64
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67
68
71
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86
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-
-
93
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109
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121
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.