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›
· as of Day 7
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Tokitenku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
2
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
3
Takanotsuru
· Naruto-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
4
5
Kasugao
· Kasugayama-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
6
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
7
Kotooshu
· Sadogatake-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
8
Hagiwara
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
9
Wakatoba
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
10
11
Chiyotenzan
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
12
Roho
· Otake-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
13
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
14
Hamanishiki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
15
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
16
Ama
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
17
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
18
Kaido
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
19
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
20
Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
21
Dewanofuji
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
22
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
24
Sumanofuji
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
25
Daishodai
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
26
Tochifudo
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
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Towanoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
28
Tamakasuga
· Kataonami-beya · EhimeEhime
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.