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 14›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 14
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
Kimurayama
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
5
Nakaita
· Isegahama-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
6
Sadanokuni
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
7
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
8
Shiraishi
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
9
Ogurayama
· Musashigawa-beya · OitaOita
10
Suzunoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
11
12
Sokenzan
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
13
Maenotaka
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
14
Isobe
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
15
Maeshinpu
· Takadagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
16
Shosho
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇨🇳China
17
Saito
· Onomatsu-beya · TochigiTochigi
18
Inui
· Musashigawa-beya · NaraNara
19
Nakanose
· Nishikido-beya · HyogoHyogo
20
Kurosawa
· Onomatsu-beya · AichiAichi
21
Hayashida
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
22
Anrai
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Taketoba
· Miyagino-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
24
Tochinokuni
· Kasugano-beya · TochigiTochigi
25
Shimaura
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
26
Yamamoto
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
27
Takahashimoto
· Naruto-beya · HyogoHyogo
28
Kabasawa
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
29
Matsuhara
· Minato-beya · AomoriAomori
30
Yasuzato
· Arashio-beya · OsakaOsaka
31
Wakasato
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
32
Fukuda
· Otake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
33
Shimamoto
· Tamanoi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
34
Daishonami
· Oitekaze-beya · MieMie
35
Akofuji
· Isegahama-beya · GifuGifu
36
Chiba
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
37
Fuchita
· Shibatayama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
38
Yamada
· Takanohana-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
39
Yoshino
· Otake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
40
Aononami
· Ajigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
41
Uchiumi
· Arashio-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
42
Onofuji
· Miyagino-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
43
Tokiwakuni
· Shibatayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
44
Kozaki
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
45
Masuda
· Minezaki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
46
Takamiryu
· Azumazeki-beya · NiigataNiigata
47
Fujinaka
· Takanohana-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
48
Onuma
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
49
Ishimoto
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
50
Ryutei
· Nishonoseki-beya · 🇨🇳China
51
Osaka
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
52
Miyakofuji
· Minato-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
53
Dewamiyako
· Dewanoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
54
Kayaki
· Nakamura-beya · NaraNara
55
Wakaikeda
· Magaki-beya · GunmaGunma
56
Kobayashi
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
57
Tamakozan
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
58
Maeryuo
· Takadagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
59
Fukunokuni
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
60
Hazukiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
61
Takeuchi
· Chiganoura-beya · FukuiFukui
62
Ogata
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
63
Ansei
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
64
Yokota
· Minezaki-beya · OsakaOsaka
65
Shigaki
· Kasugayama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
66
Yamashita
· Oguruma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
67
Dewanooka
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
68
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
69
Kototogashi
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
70
Mimura
· Musashigawa-beya · EhimeEhime
71
Taikomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · OsakaOsaka
72
Karatsuumi
· Tamanoi-beya · SagaSaga
73
Tamahayate
· Kataonami-beya · ToyamaToyama
74
Tsujino
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
75
Takaogi
· Takashima-beya · TokyoTokyo
76
Hirai
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
77
Kikuchi
· Kagamiyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
78
Wakakairiki
· Hanakago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
79
Tamabuzan
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
80
Osuzuki
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
81
Tsukahara
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
82
Ikedo
· Irumagawa-beya · NaganoNagano
83
Kaneko
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
84
Morikawa
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
85
Fujioka
· Arashio-beya · EhimeEhime
-
Okubo
· Minezaki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Kawataka
· Kasugano-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
-
Tsurunoyama
· Izutsu-beya · NaraNara
-
Manabe
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Sotaizan
· Tokitsukaze-beya · GifuGifu
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.