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 15›
Playoff

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

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