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 5›
Playoff

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

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