CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1982

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 14›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Saisu won the playoff against Koboyama to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 14
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Koboyama
· Kumagatani-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
2
Zaonishiki
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
3
Masudayama
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
4
Saisu
· Kiriyama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
5
Wakajishi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Oko
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
7
Sakahoko
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
8
Itai
· Onaruto-beya · OitaOita
9
Takamisugi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
10
Tengozan
· Kise-beya · NiigataNiigata
11
Hakuryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
12
Daihi
· Oyama-beya · AichiAichi
13
Matsuyama
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
14
Washuyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
15
Kaio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
16
Asahifuji
· Oshima-beya · AomoriAomori
17
Kotowaka
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
18
19
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
20
Tamakiyama
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
21
Aobayama
· Kise-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
22
Harunafuji
· Taiho-beya · GunmaGunma
23
Kirishima
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
24
Kotochitose
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
25
Kotogatake
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
26
Iwanami
· Tatsunami-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.