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 7›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 7
91 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Kimurayama
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
2
Asahisakari
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokushimaTokushima
3
Kurosawa
· Onomatsu-beya · AichiAichi
4
Dewaotori
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
5
Maeshinpu
· Takadagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
6
Nakaita
· Isegahama-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
7
Wakasato
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
8
Sadanokuni
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
9
Onofuji
· Miyagino-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
10
Kanda
· Miyagino-beya · GunmaGunma
11
Shiraishi
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
12
Isobe
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
13
Yasuzato
· Arashio-beya · OsakaOsaka
14
Inui
· Musashigawa-beya · NaraNara
15
Dewamiyako
· Dewanoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
16
Akofuji
· Isegahama-beya · GifuGifu
17
Fuchita
· Shibatayama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
18
Sokenzan
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
19
Uchiumi
· Arashio-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
20
Hazukiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
21
Masuda
· Minezaki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
22
Tochinokuni
· Kasugano-beya · TochigiTochigi
23
Yokota
· Minezaki-beya · OsakaOsaka
24
Kabasawa
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
25
Saito
· Onomatsu-beya · TochigiTochigi
26
Ogurayama
· Musashigawa-beya · OitaOita
27
Fukuda
· Otake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
28
Suzunoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
29
Nakanose
· Nishikido-beya · HyogoHyogo
30
31
Hayashida
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
32
Tamakozan
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
33
Maenotaka
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
34
Kozaki
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
35
Taketoba
· Miyagino-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
36
Shimaura
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
37
Yamamoto
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
38
Shosho
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇨🇳China
39
Matsuhara
· Minato-beya · AomoriAomori
40
Ryutei
· Nishonoseki-beya · 🇨🇳China
41
Dewanooka
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
42
Tamahayate
· Kataonami-beya · ToyamaToyama
43
Daishonami
· Oitekaze-beya · MieMie
44
Mimura
· Musashigawa-beya · EhimeEhime
45
Yoshino
· Otake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
46
Aononami
· Ajigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
47
Fukunokuni
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
48
Hirai
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
49
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
50
Anrai
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
51
Tokiwakuni
· Shibatayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
52
Takeuchi
· Chiganoura-beya · FukuiFukui
53
Ogata
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
54
Tamabuzan
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
55
Takamiryu
· Azumazeki-beya · NiigataNiigata
56
Karatsuumi
· Tamanoi-beya · SagaSaga
57
Osuzuki
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
58
Yamashita
· Oguruma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
59
Onuma
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
60
Miyakofuji
· Minato-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
61
Kaneko
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
62
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
63
Kototogashi
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
64
Kayaki
· Nakamura-beya · NaraNara
65
Yamada
· Takanohana-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
66
Taikomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · OsakaOsaka
67
Wakaikeda
· Magaki-beya · GunmaGunma
68
Maeryuo
· Takadagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
69
Takahashimoto
· Naruto-beya · HyogoHyogo
70
Tsukahara
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
71
Ishimoto
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
72
Osaka
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
73
Ikedo
· Irumagawa-beya · NaganoNagano
74
Shimamoto
· Tamanoi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
75
Chiba
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
76
Takaogi
· Takashima-beya · TokyoTokyo
77
Fujioka
· Arashio-beya · EhimeEhime
-
Okubo
· Minezaki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Wakakairiki
· Hanakago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
Kawataka
· Kasugano-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
-
Tsurunoyama
· Izutsu-beya · NaraNara
-
Manabe
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Sotaizan
· Tokitsukaze-beya · GifuGifu
84
Ansei
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
85
Fujinaka
· Takanohana-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
86
Kikuchi
· Kagamiyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
87
Kobayashi
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
88
Morikawa
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
89
Shigaki
· Kasugayama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
90
Tsujino
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
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.