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 7›
Playoff

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

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