CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1972

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 14-28 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 10›
· as of Day 10
25 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
Wakanoumi
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
3
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
4
Fujinokawa
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Tochifuji
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
6
7
Daio
· Futagoyama-beya · ToyamaToyama
8
Yoshinotani
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
9
Masuiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
10
Hakuryo
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
11
Daisetsu
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
Asaarashi
· Takasago-beya · FukuiFukui
13
Wakajishi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
14
Byakuhoyama
· Kasugayama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
15
Tamakiyama
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
16
Makimoto
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
17
Aobajo
· Oshiogawa-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
18
19
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
20
Owashi
· Wakamatsu-beya · NaganoNagano
21
Ryoga
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Tochizakura
· Kasugano-beya · YamagataYamagata
23
Iwatora
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
24
Taikan
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
25
Kunimiyama
· 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.