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