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 11›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Iwakiyama won the playoff against Gojoro to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 11
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Aogiyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
2
Iwakiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
3
Komahikari
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
4
Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
5
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
6
Takanotsuru
· Naruto-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
7
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
8
9
Senshuyama
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
10
Daishodai
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
11
Kotonomine
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
12
Hayateumi
· Oitekaze-beya · AomoriAomori
13
Harunoyama
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
14
Oginishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
15
Hokutoiwa
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
16
Minatofuji
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
17
Higonoumi
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
18
Takatoriki
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
19
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
20
Towanoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
21
Sumanofuji
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
22
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
23
Juzan
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
24
Terao
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
25
Wakatoba
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
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Ushiomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
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.