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 12›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 12
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
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
11
Taketoba
· Miyagino-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
12
Yamamoto
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
13
Isobe
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
14
Maeshinpu
· Takadagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
15
Shosho
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇨🇳China
16
Saito
· Onomatsu-beya · TochigiTochigi
17
Ogurayama
· Musashigawa-beya · OitaOita
18
Inui
· Musashigawa-beya · NaraNara
19
Wakasato
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
20
Suzunoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
21
Nakanose
· Nishikido-beya · HyogoHyogo
22
Akofuji
· Isegahama-beya · GifuGifu
23
Fuchita
· Shibatayama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
24
Kurosawa
· Onomatsu-beya · AichiAichi
25
Hayashida
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
26
Yoshino
· Otake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
27
Maenotaka
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
28
Onofuji
· Miyagino-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
29
Anrai
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
30
Tokiwakuni
· Shibatayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
31
Kozaki
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
32
Takamiryu
· Azumazeki-beya · NiigataNiigata
33
Tochinokuni
· Kasugano-beya · TochigiTochigi
34
Shimaura
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
35
Fujinaka
· Takanohana-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
36
Takahashimoto
· Naruto-beya · HyogoHyogo
37
Kabasawa
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
38
Matsuhara
· Minato-beya · AomoriAomori
39
Onuma
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
40
Yasuzato
· Arashio-beya · OsakaOsaka
41
Ryutei
· Nishonoseki-beya · 🇨🇳China
42
Osaka
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
43
Miyakofuji
· Minato-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
44
Fukuda
· Otake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
45
Shimamoto
· Tamanoi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
46
Dewamiyako
· Dewanoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
47
Daishonami
· Oitekaze-beya · MieMie
48
Chiba
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
49
Kayaki
· Nakamura-beya · NaraNara
50
Yamada
· Takanohana-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
51
Tamakozan
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
52
Aononami
· Ajigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
53
Uchiumi
· Arashio-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
54
Maeryuo
· Takadagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
55
Fukunokuni
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
56
Takaogi
· Takashima-beya · TokyoTokyo
57
Hazukiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
58
Takeuchi
· Chiganoura-beya · FukuiFukui
59
Ogata
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
60
Masuda
· Minezaki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
61
Ansei
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
62
Karatsuumi
· Tamanoi-beya · SagaSaga
63
Yokota
· Minezaki-beya · OsakaOsaka
64
Shigaki
· Kasugayama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
65
Yamashita
· Oguruma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
66
Ishimoto
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
67
Dewanooka
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
68
Tamahayate
· Kataonami-beya · ToyamaToyama
69
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
70
Kototogashi
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
71
Mimura
· Musashigawa-beya · EhimeEhime
72
Taikomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · OsakaOsaka
73
Wakaikeda
· Magaki-beya · GunmaGunma
74
Kobayashi
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
75
Hirai
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
76
Tamabuzan
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
77
Osuzuki
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
78
Tsukahara
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
79
Ikedo
· Irumagawa-beya · NaganoNagano
80
Kaneko
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
81
Tsujino
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
82
Kikuchi
· Kagamiyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
83
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
90
Morikawa
· Otake-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.