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 6›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 6
91 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Onofuji
· Miyagino-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
2
Kimurayama
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
3
Dewaotori
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
4
Maeshinpu
· Takadagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
5
Nakaita
· Isegahama-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
6
Wakasato
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
7
Asahisakari
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokushimaTokushima
8
Akofuji
· Isegahama-beya · GifuGifu
9
Kurosawa
· Onomatsu-beya · AichiAichi
10
Sokenzan
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
11
Sadanokuni
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
12
Kozaki
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
13
Hazukiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
14
Kanda
· Miyagino-beya · GunmaGunma
15
Taketoba
· Miyagino-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
16
Masuda
· Minezaki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
17
Shiraishi
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
18
Tochinokuni
· Kasugano-beya · TochigiTochigi
19
Yamamoto
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
20
Isobe
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
21
Yokota
· Minezaki-beya · OsakaOsaka
22
Kabasawa
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
23
Matsuhara
· Minato-beya · AomoriAomori
24
Yasuzato
· Arashio-beya · OsakaOsaka
25
Saito
· Onomatsu-beya · TochigiTochigi
26
Ogurayama
· Musashigawa-beya · OitaOita
27
Inui
· Musashigawa-beya · NaraNara
28
Dewanooka
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
29
Fukuda
· Otake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
30
Suzunoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
31
Nakanose
· Nishikido-beya · HyogoHyogo
32
33
Dewamiyako
· Dewanoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
34
Mimura
· Musashigawa-beya · EhimeEhime
35
Fuchita
· Shibatayama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
36
Hayashida
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
37
Yoshino
· Otake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
38
Tamakozan
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
39
Aononami
· Ajigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
40
Maenotaka
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
41
Uchiumi
· Arashio-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
42
Hirai
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
43
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
44
Anrai
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
45
Tokiwakuni
· Shibatayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
46
Takeuchi
· Chiganoura-beya · FukuiFukui
47
Ogata
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
48
Tamabuzan
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
49
Takamiryu
· Azumazeki-beya · NiigataNiigata
50
Shimaura
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
51
Karatsuumi
· Tamanoi-beya · SagaSaga
52
Takahashimoto
· Naruto-beya · HyogoHyogo
53
Osuzuki
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
54
Shosho
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇨🇳China
55
Tsukahara
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
56
Yamashita
· Oguruma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
57
Onuma
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
58
Ryutei
· Nishonoseki-beya · 🇨🇳China
59
Osaka
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
60
Miyakofuji
· Minato-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
61
Kaneko
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
62
Tamahayate
· Kataonami-beya · ToyamaToyama
63
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
64
Shimamoto
· Tamanoi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
65
Kototogashi
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
66
Daishonami
· Oitekaze-beya · MieMie
67
Chiba
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
68
Kayaki
· Nakamura-beya · NaraNara
69
Yamada
· Takanohana-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
70
Taikomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · OsakaOsaka
71
Wakaikeda
· Magaki-beya · GunmaGunma
72
Takaogi
· Takashima-beya · TokyoTokyo
73
Maeryuo
· Takadagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
74
Fukunokuni
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Okubo
· Minezaki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Wakakairiki
· Hanakago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
Kawataka
· Kasugano-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
-
Tsurunoyama
· Izutsu-beya · NaraNara
-
Manabe
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Sotaizan
· Tokitsukaze-beya · GifuGifu
81
Morikawa
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
82
Ansei
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
83
Fujinaka
· Takanohana-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
84
Shigaki
· Kasugayama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
85
Ishimoto
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
86
Ikedo
· Irumagawa-beya · NaganoNagano
87
Tsujino
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
88
Kikuchi
· Kagamiyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
89
Kobayashi
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
90
Fujioka
· Arashio-beya · EhimeEhime
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.