CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2010

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 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
Daido
· Onomatsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
2
Kiyoseumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
3
Futeno
· Dewanoumi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
4
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
5
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Matsutani
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
Sadanofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
8
Shotenro
· Fujishima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
9
Kotokasuga
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
10
Kasugao
· Kasugayama-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
11
Chiyohakuho
· Kokonoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
12
Tamaasuka
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
13
Sokokurai
· Arashio-beya · 🇨🇳China
14
Masatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
15
Tosanoumi
· Isenoumi-beya · KochiKochi
16
Sakaizawa
· Onoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
17
Hoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
18
Wakatenro
· Magaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
19
Asofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
20
Tokushinho
· Kise-beya · MieMie
21
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
22
23
Kyokunankai
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
24
Yamamotoyama
· Onoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
25
Kanbayashi
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
26
Kaiho
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
27
Sagatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
28
Kirinowaka
· Michinoku-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
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.