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Natsu Basho 2012 Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 6-20 May · Tokyo
★ Makuuchi yūshō
Kyokutenho Masaru · 12–3 · playoff Yokozuna › Ōzeki › Sekiwake › Komusubi › Maegashira › Jūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Makuuchi › Jūryō › Makushita › Sandanme › Jonidan › Jonokuchi Playoff
Tied at 7–0, Oazuma won the playoff against Satonofuji to take the yūshō.
Jonidan · final standings
214 rikishi
5th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Jd22e
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Jd69e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Jd89e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
16
Jd10w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
17
Jd14w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
18
Jd22w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Jd27e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Jd28w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Jd32w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Jd35e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Jd38w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Jd40e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Jd42e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Jd45e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Jd50e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Jd55w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Jd56w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Jd61w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Jd63w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Jd65e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Jd72e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Jd75e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Jd75w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Jd77e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Jd82e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Jd83e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Jd84e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Jd87w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Jd92e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Jd94e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
43
Jd95e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
44
Jd100w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
49
Jd10e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
50
Jd11w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
51
Jd13e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
52
Jd13w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
53
Jd17e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Jd19e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
55
Jd23e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
56
Jd23w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
57
Jd27w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
58
Jd29e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
59
Jd30e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
60
Jd30w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Jd31w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Jd34e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Jd36w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Jd37e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Jd38e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Jd43w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Jd44w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Jd46w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Jd47e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Jd48w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Jd52e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Jd52w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Jd57e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Jd57w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Jd59e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Jd60w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Jd61e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Jd63e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Jd65w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Jd66w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Jd70w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Jd71e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Jd72w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Jd73e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Jd76w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Jd78e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Jd81w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Jd84w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Jd85e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Jd86e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Jd88e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Jd90w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Jd91w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Jd96e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
95
Jd96w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
96
Jd97w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
97
Jd99e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
98
Jd101w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
99
Jd102e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
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
Edo-Tokyo Museum↗ - Massive history museum next door, reopened March 2026 after a four-year refurbishment. ▾ Sumida River↗ - Riverside walks, water-bus cruises, fireworks in summer. ▾ Tokyo Skytree↗ - Visible from the arena, walkable in 30 minutes via the Sumida. ▾ 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.