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 6›
Playoff

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

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