CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2003

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 May · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
· as of Day 1
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
Kinkaiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
3
4
Hamanishiki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
5
Hayateumi
· Oitekaze-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Kakizoe
· Fujishima-beya · OitaOita
7
Tamakasuga
· Kataonami-beya · EhimeEhime
8
Senshuyama
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
9
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
10
Futeno
· Dewanoumi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
11
Nakao
· Matsugane-beya · ChibaChiba
12
Gokenzan
· Takanohana-beya · KagawaKagawa
-
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
14
Oginishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
15
Ushiomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
16
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
17
Tochinohana
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
18
Wakatoba
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
19
Komahikari
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
20
Harunoyama
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
21
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
22
Kokkai
· Oitekaze-beya · Georgia (old)
23
Dewanofuji
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
24
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
25
Kaito
· Tomozuna-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.