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›
· as of Day 12
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Tokitenku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
2
Kasugao
· Kasugayama-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
3
Kotooshu
· Sadogatake-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
4
Hagiwara
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
5
6
Roho
· Otake-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
7
Takanotsuru
· Naruto-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
8
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
9
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
10
Hamanishiki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
11
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
12
Wakatoba
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
14
Ama
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
15
16
Chiyotenzan
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
17
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
18
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
19
Tamakasuga
· Kataonami-beya · EhimeEhime
20
Sumanofuji
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
21
Kaido
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
23
Dewanofuji
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
24
Daishodai
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Tochifudo
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
26
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
27
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
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Towanoyama
· Dewanoumi-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.