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 11›
Playoff

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

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