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