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 3›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 3
91 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Onofuji
· Miyagino-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
2
Hazukiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
3
Kanda
· Miyagino-beya · GunmaGunma
4
Dewaotori
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
5
Dewanooka
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
6
Asahisakari
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokushimaTokushima
7
Dewamiyako
· Dewanoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
8
Kurosawa
· Onomatsu-beya · AichiAichi
9
Yoshino
· Otake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
10
Sadanokuni
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
11
Taketoba
· Miyagino-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
12
Tochinokuni
· Kasugano-beya · TochigiTochigi
13
Kimurayama
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
14
Yamamoto
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
15
Maeshinpu
· Takadagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
16
Shosho
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇨🇳China
17
Tsukahara
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
18
Kabasawa
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
19
Matsuhara
· Minato-beya · AomoriAomori
20
Saito
· Onomatsu-beya · TochigiTochigi
21
Ryutei
· Nishonoseki-beya · 🇨🇳China
22
Nakaita
· Isegahama-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
23
Wakasato
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
24
Osaka
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
25
Suzunoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
26
27
Akofuji
· Isegahama-beya · GifuGifu
28
Chiba
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
29
Sokenzan
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
30
Aononami
· Ajigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
31
Maenotaka
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
32
Uchiumi
· Arashio-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
33
Kozaki
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
34
Ogata
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
35
Masuda
· Minezaki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
36
Shiraishi
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
37
Shimaura
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
38
Isobe
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
39
Yokota
· Minezaki-beya · OsakaOsaka
40
Yamashita
· Oguruma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
41
Yasuzato
· Arashio-beya · OsakaOsaka
42
Ogurayama
· Musashigawa-beya · OitaOita
43
Inui
· Musashigawa-beya · NaraNara
44
Kaneko
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
45
Tamahayate
· Kataonami-beya · ToyamaToyama
46
Shimamoto
· Tamanoi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
47
Daishonami
· Oitekaze-beya · MieMie
48
Mimura
· Musashigawa-beya · EhimeEhime
49
Fuchita
· Shibatayama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
50
Hayashida
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
51
Tamakozan
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
52
Takaogi
· Takashima-beya · TokyoTokyo
53
Hirai
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Okubo
· Minezaki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Wakakairiki
· Hanakago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
Kawataka
· Kasugano-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
-
Tsurunoyama
· Izutsu-beya · NaraNara
-
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Manabe
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Sotaizan
· Tokitsukaze-beya · GifuGifu
61
Anrai
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
62
Tokiwakuni
· Shibatayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
63
Takeuchi
· Chiganoura-beya · FukuiFukui
64
Morikawa
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
65
Takamiryu
· Azumazeki-beya · NiigataNiigata
66
Ansei
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
67
Fujinaka
· Takanohana-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
68
Takahashimoto
· Naruto-beya · HyogoHyogo
69
Ikedo
· Irumagawa-beya · NaganoNagano
70
Fukuda
· Otake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
71
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
72
Nakanose
· Nishikido-beya · HyogoHyogo
73
Kototogashi
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
74
Kikuchi
· Kagamiyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
75
Yamada
· Takanohana-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
76
Taikomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · OsakaOsaka
77
Wakaikeda
· Magaki-beya · GunmaGunma
78
Kobayashi
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
79
Fukunokuni
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
80
Ishii
· Magaki-beya · TokyoTokyo
81
Tamabuzan
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
82
Karatsuumi
· Tamanoi-beya · SagaSaga
83
Osuzuki
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
84
Shigaki
· Kasugayama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
85
Onuma
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
86
Ishimoto
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
87
Miyakofuji
· Minato-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
88
Tsujino
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
89
Kayaki
· Nakamura-beya · NaraNara
90
Fujioka
· Arashio-beya · EhimeEhime
91
Maeryuo
· Takadagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
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.