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 15›
· final standings
71 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Nakanoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
2
Sakaguchi
· Tamanoi-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
3
Arikawa
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
4
Tamatoryo
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
5
Obamaumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
6
Aimoto
· Kokonoe-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
Mori
· Kokonoe-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
8
Honda
· Nishikido-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Tsurubayashi
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
10
Asai
· Irumagawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
11
Hokuyozan
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
Ohara
· Shikoroyama-beya · AichiAichi
13
Tomiyama
· Irumagawa-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
14
Ryujofuji
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
15
Nanbu
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Masuamami
· Chiganoura-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
17
Daikoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
18
Tamakaizan
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
19
Asaamami
· Takasago-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
20
Tokiarashi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
21
Suekawa
· Onomatsu-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
22
Asakoki
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
23
Kaidonami
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
24
Uchida
· Nishikido-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
25
Kotoomura
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
26
Araki
· Irumagawa-beya · SaitamaSaitama
27
Hasugeyama
· Shibatayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
28
Morimoto
· Miyagino-beya · HyogoHyogo
29
Moriazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
30
Hisainoue
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
31
Daishiryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
32
Kairiki
· Nakamura-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
33
Kawahara
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
34
Fukusegawa
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
35
Daitoku
· Shikihide-beya · HyogoHyogo
36
Yoshizawa
· Asahiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
37
Kiya
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
38
Kotowatanabe
· Sadogatake-beya · AkitaAkita
39
Tamaseiryo
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
40
Yokoyama
· Takanohana-beya · SaitamaSaitama
41
Takaakita
· Naruto-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
42
Amakusa
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
43
Sakabe
· Tagonoura-beya · HyogoHyogo
44
Matsugahama
· Takadagawa-beya · NiigataNiigata
45
Daiseiko
· Shibatayama-beya · GunmaGunma
46
Sakuma
· Hakkaku-beya · FukushimaFukushima
47
Morikawa
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
48
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
49
Wakatoohashi
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
50
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
51
Shuho
· Shikihide-beya · AichiAichi
52
Daiseishin
· Shibatayama-beya · GunmaGunma
53
Sakurai
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
54
Sakata
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
55
Masuhayato
· Chiganoura-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
56
Kawabata
· Shikoroyama-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
57
Asahyuga
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
58
Okinoshita
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
59
Iwabuchi
· Tamanoi-beya · IwateIwate
60
Yutoyama
· Shibatayama-beya · NiigataNiigata
61
Maenokatsu
· Takadagawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
62
Kotookazaki
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
63
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Ebashi
· Musashigawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Konofuji
· Minato-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
-
Inui
· Musashigawa-beya · NaraNara
-
Teranishi
· Tagonoura-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Daishoai
· Oitekaze-beya · GifuGifu
69
Masunoshin
· Chiganoura-beya · AichiAichi
70
Masukoma
· Chiganoura-beya · HyogoHyogo
71
Akitomo
· Musashigawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
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.