CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2004

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
Playoff

Tied at 7–0, Dewaotori won the playoff against Asahisakari to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 1
91 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Kozaki
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
2
Ogata
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
3
Taketoba
· Miyagino-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
4
Tochinokuni
· Kasugano-beya · TochigiTochigi
5
Yamamoto
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
6
Isobe
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
7
Shosho
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇨🇳China
8
Kabasawa
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
9
Saito
· Onomatsu-beya · TochigiTochigi
10
Nakaita
· Isegahama-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
11
Osaka
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
12
Kaneko
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Asahisakari
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokushimaTokushima
14
15
Daishonami
· Oitekaze-beya · MieMie
16
Chiba
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
17
Kurosawa
· Onomatsu-beya · AichiAichi
18
Yoshino
· Otake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
19
Aononami
· Ajigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
20
Uchiumi
· Arashio-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
21
Hirai
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Onofuji
· Miyagino-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
-
Okubo
· Minezaki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Anrai
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Hazukiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Takeuchi
· Chiganoura-beya · FukuiFukui
-
Wakakairiki
· Hanakago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
Kanda
· Miyagino-beya · GunmaGunma
-
Kawataka
· Kasugano-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
-
Tsurunoyama
· Izutsu-beya · NaraNara
-
Tamabuzan
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Shiraishi
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Takamiryu
· Azumazeki-beya · NiigataNiigata
-
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Shimaura
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Kimurayama
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
-
Manabe
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Dewaotori
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Fujinaka
· Takanohana-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
-
Maeshinpu
· Takadagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Osuzuki
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Shigaki
· Kasugayama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Tsukahara
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Matsuhara
· Minato-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Onuma
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
-
Ishimoto
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Ryutei
· Nishonoseki-beya · 🇨🇳China
-
Inui
· Musashigawa-beya · NaraNara
-
Wakasato
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
-
Sotaizan
· Tokitsukaze-beya · GifuGifu
-
Dewanooka
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Ikedo
· Irumagawa-beya · NaganoNagano
-
Tamahayate
· Kataonami-beya · ToyamaToyama
-
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
-
Suzunoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
-
Nakanose
· Nishikido-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Dewamiyako
· Dewanoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
-
Kototogashi
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Mimura
· Musashigawa-beya · EhimeEhime
-
Akofuji
· Isegahama-beya · GifuGifu
-
Fuchita
· Shibatayama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Taikomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Hayashida
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Wakaikeda
· Magaki-beya · GunmaGunma
-
Tamakozan
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
-
Sokenzan
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
-
Takaogi
· Takashima-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Maenotaka
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Sadanokuni
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
-
Fukunokuni
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
71
Tokiwakuni
· Shibatayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
72
Morikawa
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
73
Masuda
· Minezaki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
74
Ansei
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
75
Karatsuumi
· Tamanoi-beya · SagaSaga
76
Takahashimoto
· Naruto-beya · HyogoHyogo
77
Yokota
· Minezaki-beya · OsakaOsaka
78
Yamashita
· Oguruma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
79
Yasuzato
· Arashio-beya · OsakaOsaka
80
Ogurayama
· Musashigawa-beya · OitaOita
81
Miyakofuji
· Minato-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
82
Fukuda
· Otake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
83
Shimamoto
· Tamanoi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
84
Tsujino
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
85
Kikuchi
· Kagamiyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
86
Kayaki
· Nakamura-beya · NaraNara
87
Yamada
· Takanohana-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
88
Kobayashi
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
89
Fujioka
· Arashio-beya · EhimeEhime
90
Maeryuo
· Takadagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
91
Ishii
· Magaki-beya · TokyoTokyo
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.