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