CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2007

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 13-27 May · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 13›
· as of Day 13
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Baruto
· Onoe-beya · 🇪🇪Estonia
2
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
3
Yoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · OitaOita
4
Hakurozan
· Kitanoumi-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
5
Kaiho
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
7
8
Shirononami
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
9
Wakanoho
· Magaki-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
10
Shunketsu
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
11
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
12
Mokonami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
13
Kyokunankai
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
14
Chiyohakuho
· Kokonoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
15
Tosanoumi
· Isenoumi-beya · KochiKochi
16
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
17
Hakuba
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
18
Koryu
· Hanakago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
19
Asofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
20
Masatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
21
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
22
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
23
Ryuho
· Michinoku-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
24
Jumonji
· Michinoku-beya · AomoriAomori
25
Katayama
· Onomatsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
26
Takanowaka
· Naruto-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
27
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
28
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.