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
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Tamaasuka
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
2
Takanoyama
· Tagonoura-beya · Czech
3
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
4
Kimurayama
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
5
6
Ikioi
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
7
Sotairyu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukushimaFukushima
8
Hokutokuni
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
9
Kitaharima
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
10
Kokkai
· Oitekaze-beya · Georgia (old)
11
Hochiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
12
Tokushinho
· Kise-beya · MieMie
13
Jokoryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
14
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
15
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
16
Sagatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
17
Oiwato
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
18
Nionoumi
· Yamahibiki-beya · ShigaShiga
19
Masakaze
· Oguruma-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
20
Yoshiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
21
22
23
Chiyootori
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
24
Kotoyuki
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
25
Masuraumi
· Onomatsu-beya · AichiAichi
26
Asahisho
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
27
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
28
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
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.