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 6›
· as of Day 6
71 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Aimoto
· Kokonoe-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
2
Tamakaizan
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
3
Sakaguchi
· Tamanoi-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
4
Asai
· Irumagawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
5
Arikawa
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
6
Nakanoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
7
Tomiyama
· Irumagawa-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
8
Ryujofuji
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
9
Nanbu
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Kairiki
· Nakamura-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
11
Obamaumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
12
Mori
· Kokonoe-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
13
Shuho
· Shikihide-beya · AichiAichi
14
Daiseishin
· Shibatayama-beya · GunmaGunma
15
Asaamami
· Takasago-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
16
Honda
· Nishikido-beya · TokyoTokyo
17
Tsurubayashi
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
18
Suekawa
· Onomatsu-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
19
Kaidonami
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
20
Uchida
· Nishikido-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
21
Kotoomura
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
22
Araki
· Irumagawa-beya · SaitamaSaitama
23
Tamatoryo
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
24
Hokuyozan
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
25
Hasugeyama
· Shibatayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
26
Morimoto
· Miyagino-beya · HyogoHyogo
27
Ohara
· Shikoroyama-beya · AichiAichi
28
Daiseiko
· Shibatayama-beya · GunmaGunma
29
Masuhayato
· Chiganoura-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
30
Hisainoue
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
31
Sakuma
· Hakkaku-beya · FukushimaFukushima
32
Morikawa
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
33
Daishiryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
34
Yutoyama
· Shibatayama-beya · NiigataNiigata
35
Masuamami
· Chiganoura-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
36
Kawahara
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
37
Fukusegawa
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
38
Daikoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
39
Yoshizawa
· Asahiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
40
Kiya
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
41
Tokiarashi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
42
Kotowatanabe
· Sadogatake-beya · AkitaAkita
43
Sakurai
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
44
Asakoki
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
45
Tamaseiryo
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
46
Yokoyama
· Takanohana-beya · SaitamaSaitama
47
Takaakita
· Naruto-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
48
Amakusa
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
49
Sakabe
· Tagonoura-beya · HyogoHyogo
50
Matsugahama
· Takadagawa-beya · NiigataNiigata
51
Moriazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
52
53
Kawabata
· Shikoroyama-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
-
Asahyuga
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Iwabuchi
· Tamanoi-beya · IwateIwate
-
Okinoshita
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Ebashi
· Musashigawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Konofuji
· Minato-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
-
Inui
· Musashigawa-beya · NaraNara
-
Teranishi
· Tagonoura-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Masunoshin
· Chiganoura-beya · AichiAichi
-
Daishoai
· Oitekaze-beya · GifuGifu
-
Masukoma
· Chiganoura-beya · HyogoHyogo
64
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
65
Daitoku
· Shikihide-beya · HyogoHyogo
66
Wakatoohashi
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
67
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
68
Sakata
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
69
Maenokatsu
· Takadagawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
70
Kotookazaki
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
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.