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 3›
Playoff

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

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