CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1995

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 2›
· as of Day 2
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Tosanoumi
· Isenoumi-beya · KochiKochi
2
Oginohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
3
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
4
Tomoefuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
5
Tamakasuga
· Kataonami-beya · EhimeEhime
6
Daihisho
· Asahiyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
7
Ryudo
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
8
Wakahayato
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
9
Daizen
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
10
Toyonoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
11
Kanechika
· Kitanoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
12
Rikio
· Naruto-beya · NaraNara
13
Hitachiryu
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
14
Kushimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
15
Kotogaume
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
16
Mutsuhokkai
· Ajigawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Asahisato
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
18
Kotoryu
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
19
Kyokugozan
· Oshima-beya · ChibaChiba
20
Aogiyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
21
Dairyu
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
22
Daishoyama
· Tatsunami-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
23
Kotofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
24
Gokenzan
· Takanohana-beya · KagawaKagawa
25
Hoshiandesu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
26
Tsurunofuji
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
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.