CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2009

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 14›
· as of Day 14
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Tamaasuka
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
2
Mokonami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
3
4
Kasugao
· Kasugayama-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
5
Wakakoyu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
6
Koryu
· Hanakago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
7
Tosanoumi
· Isenoumi-beya · KochiKochi
8
Hakuba
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
9
Kyokunankai
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
10
11
Asofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
12
Kaiho
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
13
Kirinowaka
· Michinoku-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
14
Kiyoseumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
15
Jumonji
· Michinoku-beya · AomoriAomori
16
Shirononami
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
17
Sagatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
18
Masatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
19
Kotokasuga
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
20
Ushiomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
21
Wakatenro
· Magaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Daishoumi
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Hoshihikari
· Hakkaku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
24
Sakaizawa
· Onoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
25
Okinoumi
· Hakkaku-beya · ShimaneShimane
26
Kitataiki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
27
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
28
Kotokuni
· Sadogatake-beya · OkayamaOkayama
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.