CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2012

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 6-20 May · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 13›
· as of Day 13
43 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Osunaarashi
· Otake-beya · Egypt - Egypt
2
Araumago
· Isenoumi-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
3
Fukuzato
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
4
Kai
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
5
6
Imao
· Shikoroyama-beya · AichiAichi
7
Hakubizan
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
8
Oisato
· Minezaki-beya · KyotoKyoto
9
Tsugaruumi
· Tamanoi-beya · ChibaChiba
10
Tsugarunada
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
11
Ichiki
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
Nakazono
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
13
14
Aoki
· Takanohana-beya · NaganoNagano
15
Hokuto
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
16
Fukushima
· Nishikido-beya · HyogoHyogo
17
Yamenishiki
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
18
Masuamami
· Chiganoura-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
19
Morigaki
· Hakkaku-beya · KyotoKyoto
20
Goto
· Oitekaze-beya · TochigiTochigi
21
Dewanojo
· Dewanoumi-beya · TochigiTochigi
22
Dewataikai
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
23
Takahashi
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
24
Yoshida
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
25
Haruminato
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
26
Sadanohana
· Sakaigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
27
Ginseizan
· Otake-beya · NaganoNagano
28
Kotoomura
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
29
Arakaki
· Naruto-beya · ChibaChiba
30
Kotokudo
· Sadogatake-beya · IwateIwate
31
Nakano
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
32
Kotomanabe
· Sadogatake-beya · AichiAichi
33
Honda
· Nishikido-beya · TokyoTokyo
34
Fujita
· Shikoroyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
35
Asatsurugi
· Takasago-beya · SaitamaSaitama
36
Okino
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
37
Tokkoriki
· Arashio-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
38
Kotouruga
· Sadogatake-beya · NaganoNagano
39
Rikiyushi
· Minezaki-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Tamaseiryo
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
-
Ryuho
· Michinoku-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
-
Okawara
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
43
Asayudai
· Takasago-beya · OitaOita
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.