CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2002

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 12-26 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
· as of Day 1
101 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Takakimura
· Azumazeki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
2
Kasugaryu
· Tomozuna-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
3
Kakushoma
· Izutsu-beya · HyogoHyogo
4
Shinanogawa
· Musashigawa-beya · NaganoNagano
5
Takaoyama
· Fujishima-beya · KyotoKyoto
6
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
7
Asakimizuka
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
8
Hisatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
9
Tochiyuzan
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
10
Koseki
· Takanohana-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Hagiwara
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
12
Taniguchi
· Nishonoseki-beya · EhimeEhime
13
Katayama
· Onomatsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
14
Kiryuzan
· Oshiogawa-beya · KyotoKyoto
15
Yoshimura
· Tagonoura-beya · AichiAichi
16
Suzuki
· Isenoumi-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
17
Aoefuji
· Minato-beya · AomoriAomori
18
Sawada
· Kokonoe-beya · MieMie
19
Murayama
· Tamanoi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
20
Hitomi
· Musashigawa-beya · KyotoKyoto
21
Kotokaneko
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Kyokushozan
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Horie
· Kokonoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Kokubushu
· Isenoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Daibo
· Takashima-beya · AichiAichi
-
Kirizakura
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Matsushita
· Kiriyama-beya · NaraNara
-
Kojimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
-
Kimuragawa
· Isenoumi-beya · GunmaGunma
-
Jin
· Kasugano-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Uchiyama
· Michinoku-beya · AichiAichi
-
Kyokuhozan
· Oshima-beya · NaganoNagano
-
Bontensho
· Magaki-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
-
Wakamiura
· Matsugane-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Araki
· Kitanoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Kohakuzan
· Isegahama-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Kaisenzan
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Fukutenyu
· Hatachiyama-beya · KyotoKyoto
-
Hisanoume
· Tagonoura-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Miyamaru
· Kitanoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Tsumagari
· Tatsunami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
-
Minegishi
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Kasugahana
· Kasugayama-beya · AichiAichi
-
Kaitanaka
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Kamada
· Nakamura-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
-
Fujiwara
· Musashigawa-beya · ShigaShiga
-
Tochiyuki
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
-
Kijima
· Michinoku-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Kotonoshima
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Seifu
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
-
Asahikawa
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Ota
· Isenoumi-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
-
Miura
· Kasugano-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Shimada
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Hamada
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
-
Kawamura
· Musashigawa-beya · EhimeEhime
-
Ozakura
· Tagonoura-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Arakawa
· Hakkaku-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Yagi
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Sasaki
· Naruto-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Kotokuronuma
· Sadogatake-beya · YamagataYamagata
-
Tamura
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Manabe
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Doi
· Shibatayama-beya · MieMie
-
Azuma
· Ajigawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
-
Hinataze
· Kitanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
-
Nionoumi
· Yamahibiki-beya · ShigaShiga
-
Shiose
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Kunori
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
-
Wakaaso
· Hanakago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Hasada
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
-
Terashi
· Ajigawa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
-
Konofuji
· Minato-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
-
Fukuda
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Ai
· Ajigawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Kaishinho
· Tomozuna-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
-
-
Asaebisawa
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Daiikeda
· Asahiyama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
81
Toshu
· Tamanoi-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
82
Kawai
· Hatachiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
83
Akiasahi
· Oshima-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
84
Iwata
· Azumazeki-beya · AichiAichi
85
Matsunoumi
· Onomatsu-beya · HyogoHyogo
86
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
87
Dangan
· Nakadachi-beya · TokyoTokyo
88
Hamazaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · OitaOita
89
Okadayama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
90
Kawata
· Naruto-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
91
Tamanoaki
· Kataonami-beya · KochiKochi
92
Chichii
· Magaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
93
Okabayashi
· Oguruma-beya · MieMie
94
Nakatani
· Hakkaku-beya · TokyoTokyo
95
Hokkairyu
· Kitanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
96
Kotohosomi
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuiFukui
97
Daihagiyama
· Isegahama-beya · NaraNara
98
Itsunoshima
· Sakaigawa-beya · AichiAichi
99
Shirozuka
· Takanohana-beya · TokyoTokyo
100
Tsuruozaki
· Izutsu-beya · EhimeEhime
101
Daishiyama
· Sakaigawa-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.