CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1989

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 7-21 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 4›
· as of Day 4
105 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Senshinryu
· Tatsutagawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
2
Ueno
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
3
Mineyama
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
4
Nakatani
· Kitanoumi-beya · EhimeEhime
5
Goto
· Takanohana-beya · KagawaKagawa
6
Sugawa
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
7
Wakahoshu
· Magaki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
8
Moriyama
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
9
Narutofuji
· Onaruto-beya · NaraNara
10
Daitenhaku
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
11
Chiba
· Mihogaseki-beya · TokyoTokyo
12
Okamura
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Tsurumaki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
14
Sakauchi
· Onaruto-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
15
Fudoten
· Takadagawa-beya · ShimaneShimane
16
Mori
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
17
Yoshida
· Hanaregoma-beya · ToyamaToyama
18
Oyanagi
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
19
Wakasuzuki
· Kokonoe-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
20
Iwai
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
21
Hamada
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
22
Kotosakaguchi
· Sadogatake-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
23
Seonishiki
· Wakamatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
24
Hattori
· Magaki-beya · GunmaGunma
25
Mutsunoshin
· Ajigawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
26
Hatase
· Oshiogawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
27
Nagai
· Miyagino-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
28
Azumaryu
· Musashigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
29
Haruyama
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
30
Minatotsuru
· Minato-beya · NiigataNiigata
31
Goshoiwa
· Takadagawa-beya · OkayamaOkayama
32
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
33
Hirota
· Oshiogawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
34
Fukubayashi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuiFukui
35
Hisahiro
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
36
Funasaka
· Magaki-beya · GifuGifu
37
Ezaki
· Naruto-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
38
Matsui
· Kise-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
39
Fukikoshi
· Tomozuna-beya · AomoriAomori
40
Sugio
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
41
Shiganoumi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
42
Kotokono
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
43
Kotoumeno
· Sadogatake-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
44
Matsuoka
· Magaki-beya · KochiKochi
45
Yamada
· Magaki-beya · AichiAichi
46
Ofukuda
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
47
Sumita
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
48
Kainishiki
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
49
Keno
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
50
Tsusaka
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
51
Wakasato
· Kokonoe-beya · FukushimaFukushima
52
Matsuura
· Asahiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
53
Yonekura
· Tatsunami-beya · SaitamaSaitama
54
Kikuchi
· Kasugano-beya · TochigiTochigi
55
Kawajiri
· Tamanoi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
56
Hirama
· Kokonoe-beya · OkayamaOkayama
57
Nakatsuka
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
58
Kasamayama
· Musashigawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
59
Iwata
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
60
Akinishiki
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
61
Hayashi
· Tatsutagawa-beya · AichiAichi
62
Katsutanishiki
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
63
Tsukikaze
· Oguruma-beya · TokushimaTokushima
64
Maehara
· Ajigawa-beya · AichiAichi
65
Nagasaka
· Kitanoumi-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
66
Takachikara
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
67
Takasuzu
· Azumazeki-beya · TokyoTokyo
68
Ishibashi
· Isenoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
69
Kamio
· Nakamura-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
-
Narumi
· Oshima-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Tochiisao
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
-
Kyokuetsuyama
· Oshima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Hiryudake
· Azumazeki-beya · NiigataNiigata
-
Sahara
· Magaki-beya · TochigiTochigi
-
Futagoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · AkitaAkita
-
Oabe
· Taiho-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
-
Kano
· Kitanoumi-beya · MieMie
-
Kotowakayama
· Sadogatake-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Takenofuji
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Sasaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ChibaChiba
-
-
Matsunohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · ShimaneShimane
83
Tamawaka
· Kataonami-beya · OsakaOsaka
84
Takasugi
· Kitanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
85
Kishihata
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
86
Tani
· Tatsunami-beya · OsakaOsaka
87
Okami
· Fujishima-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
88
Togawa
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
89
Sueda
· Azumazeki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
90
Nishikata
· Oshiogawa-beya · SagaSaga
91
Futagowaka
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
92
Hamanoshima
· Isenoumi-beya · MieMie
93
Nishizawa
· Kasugano-beya · NaganoNagano
94
Minatokuni
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
95
Terui
· Oshiogawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
96
97
Noto
· Azumazeki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
98
Shibahara
· Tatsutagawa-beya · AichiAichi
99
Hamahikari
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
100
Kinoshita
· Kokonoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
101
Hitachinishiki
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
102
Mitsunari
· Asahiyama-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
103
Tsukubaryu
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
104
Watanabe
· Mihogaseki-beya · SaitamaSaitama
105
Koiso
· Hanaregoma-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.