CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1988

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 8-22 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 15›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Hidenohana won the playoff against Kotofuji to take the yūshō.

· final standings
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Hidenohana
· Hanaregoma-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
2
Kotofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
3
Akinoshima
· Futagoyama-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
4
Toryu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
5
6
Hoo
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
7
Kiraiho
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
8
Iwatefuji
· Asahiyama-beya · IwateIwate
9
Takanohama
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
10
Kinoarashi
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Hoshiiwato
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
12
Kitakachidoki
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Hananofuji
· Hanaregoma-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
14
Dairyu
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
15
Ishinriki
· Onaruto-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
Dewanoshima
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
17
Kasugafuji
· Ajigawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
18
19
20
Masudayama
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
21
Onohana
· Taiho-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
22
Sadanoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
23
Dewanokuni
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
24
25
Tochimatoi
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
26
Daizen
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
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.