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