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 11›
· as of Day 11
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Tamakasuga
· Kataonami-beya · EhimeEhime
2
3
Ushiomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
4
5
Tochinohana
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
6
Hayateumi
· Oitekaze-beya · AomoriAomori
7
Kakizoe
· Fujishima-beya · OitaOita
8
Nakao
· Matsugane-beya · ChibaChiba
9
Kinkaiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
10
Harunoyama
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
11
Senshuyama
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
12
Kokkai
· Oitekaze-beya · Georgia (old)
13
Dewanofuji
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
14
Kaito
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
15
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
16
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
17
Futeno
· Dewanoumi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
18
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
19
Wakatoba
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
20
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
21
Gokenzan
· Takanohana-beya · KagawaKagawa
22
Hamanishiki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
23
Oginishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
24
Komahikari
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
25
Sumanofuji
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
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Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
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.