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