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 4›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 4
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
Taketoba
· Miyagino-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
5
Kimurayama
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
6
Dewaotori
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
7
Maeshinpu
· Takadagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
8
Kabasawa
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
9
Saito
· Onomatsu-beya · TochigiTochigi
10
Nakaita
· Isegahama-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
11
Wakasato
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
12
Dewanooka
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
13
Asahisakari
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokushimaTokushima
14
15
Dewamiyako
· Dewanoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
16
Akofuji
· Isegahama-beya · GifuGifu
17
Kurosawa
· Onomatsu-beya · AichiAichi
18
Yoshino
· Otake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
19
Sokenzan
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
20
Maenotaka
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
21
Sadanokuni
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
22
Anrai
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Kozaki
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
24
Takeuchi
· Chiganoura-beya · FukuiFukui
25
Ogata
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
26
Masuda
· Minezaki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
27
Shiraishi
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
28
Takamiryu
· Azumazeki-beya · NiigataNiigata
29
Tochinokuni
· Kasugano-beya · TochigiTochigi
30
Shimaura
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
31
Yamamoto
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
32
Isobe
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
33
Takahashimoto
· Naruto-beya · HyogoHyogo
34
Shosho
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇨🇳China
35
Yokota
· Minezaki-beya · OsakaOsaka
36
Tsukahara
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
37
Yamashita
· Oguruma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
38
Matsuhara
· Minato-beya · AomoriAomori
39
Yasuzato
· Arashio-beya · OsakaOsaka
40
Ryutei
· Nishonoseki-beya · 🇨🇳China
41
Ogurayama
· Musashigawa-beya · OitaOita
42
Inui
· Musashigawa-beya · NaraNara
43
Osaka
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
44
Kaneko
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
45
Fukuda
· Otake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
46
Tamahayate
· Kataonami-beya · ToyamaToyama
47
Suzunoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
48
Shimamoto
· Tamanoi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
49
Nakanose
· Nishikido-beya · HyogoHyogo
50
Kototogashi
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
51
Daishonami
· Oitekaze-beya · MieMie
52
Mimura
· Musashigawa-beya · EhimeEhime
53
Chiba
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
54
Fuchita
· Shibatayama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
55
Taikomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · OsakaOsaka
56
Hayashida
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
57
Wakaikeda
· Magaki-beya · GunmaGunma
58
Tamakozan
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
59
Aononami
· Ajigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
60
Takaogi
· Takashima-beya · TokyoTokyo
61
Uchiumi
· Arashio-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
62
Fukunokuni
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
63
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
71
Tokiwakuni
· Shibatayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
72
Morikawa
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
73
Tamabuzan
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
74
Ansei
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
75
Karatsuumi
· Tamanoi-beya · SagaSaga
76
Fujinaka
· Takanohana-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
77
Osuzuki
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
78
Shigaki
· Kasugayama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
79
Onuma
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
80
Ishimoto
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
81
Miyakofuji
· Minato-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
82
Ikedo
· Irumagawa-beya · NaganoNagano
83
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
84
Tsujino
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
85
Kikuchi
· Kagamiyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
86
Kayaki
· Nakamura-beya · NaraNara
87
Yamada
· Takanohana-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
88
Kobayashi
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
89
Fujioka
· Arashio-beya · EhimeEhime
90
Maeryuo
· Takadagawa-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.