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 10›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 10
91 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Kimurayama
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
2
Dewaotori
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
3
Asahisakari
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokushimaTokushima
4
Sadanokuni
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
5
Kanda
· Miyagino-beya · GunmaGunma
6
Shiraishi
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
7
Maeshinpu
· Takadagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
8
Saito
· Onomatsu-beya · TochigiTochigi
9
Nakaita
· Isegahama-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
10
Suzunoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
11
12
Fuchita
· Shibatayama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
13
Kurosawa
· Onomatsu-beya · AichiAichi
14
Sokenzan
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
15
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
16
Onofuji
· Miyagino-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
17
Kozaki
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
18
Taketoba
· Miyagino-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
19
Tochinokuni
· Kasugano-beya · TochigiTochigi
20
Shimaura
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
21
Yamamoto
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
22
Isobe
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
23
Shosho
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇨🇳China
24
Kabasawa
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
25
Onuma
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
26
Yasuzato
· Arashio-beya · OsakaOsaka
27
Ogurayama
· Musashigawa-beya · OitaOita
28
Inui
· Musashigawa-beya · NaraNara
29
Wakasato
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
30
Miyakofuji
· Minato-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
31
Fukuda
· Otake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
32
Nakanose
· Nishikido-beya · HyogoHyogo
33
Dewamiyako
· Dewanoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
34
Akofuji
· Isegahama-beya · GifuGifu
35
Kayaki
· Nakamura-beya · NaraNara
36
Yamada
· Takanohana-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
37
Hayashida
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
38
Yoshino
· Otake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
39
Tamakozan
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
40
Maenotaka
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
41
Uchiumi
· Arashio-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
42
Anrai
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
43
Tokiwakuni
· Shibatayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
44
Hazukiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
45
Ogata
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
46
Masuda
· Minezaki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
47
Takamiryu
· Azumazeki-beya · NiigataNiigata
48
Karatsuumi
· Tamanoi-beya · SagaSaga
49
Fujinaka
· Takanohana-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
50
Takahashimoto
· Naruto-beya · HyogoHyogo
51
Yokota
· Minezaki-beya · OsakaOsaka
52
Matsuhara
· Minato-beya · AomoriAomori
53
Ishimoto
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
54
Ryutei
· Nishonoseki-beya · 🇨🇳China
55
Osaka
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
56
Dewanooka
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
57
Tamahayate
· Kataonami-beya · ToyamaToyama
58
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
59
Shimamoto
· Tamanoi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
60
Daishonami
· Oitekaze-beya · MieMie
61
Mimura
· Musashigawa-beya · EhimeEhime
62
Chiba
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
63
Wakaikeda
· Magaki-beya · GunmaGunma
64
Kobayashi
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
65
Aononami
· Ajigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
66
Takaogi
· Takashima-beya · TokyoTokyo
67
Maeryuo
· Takadagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
68
Fukunokuni
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
69
Hirai
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
70
Takeuchi
· Chiganoura-beya · FukuiFukui
71
Tamabuzan
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
72
Ansei
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
73
Osuzuki
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
74
Shigaki
· Kasugayama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
75
Tsukahara
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
76
Yamashita
· Oguruma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
77
Ikedo
· Irumagawa-beya · NaganoNagano
78
Kaneko
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
79
Kototogashi
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
80
Kikuchi
· Kagamiyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
81
Taikomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · OsakaOsaka
82
Fujioka
· Arashio-beya · EhimeEhime
-
Okubo
· Minezaki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Wakakairiki
· Hanakago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
Kawataka
· Kasugano-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
-
Tsurunoyama
· Izutsu-beya · NaraNara
-
Manabe
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Sotaizan
· Tokitsukaze-beya · GifuGifu
89
Morikawa
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
90
Tsujino
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
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.