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 2›
· as of Day 2
43 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Imao
· Shikoroyama-beya · AichiAichi
2
Araumago
· Isenoumi-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
3
Masuamami
· Chiganoura-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
4
Osunaarashi
· Otake-beya · Egypt - Egypt
5
Fukuzato
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
6
Fukushima
· Nishikido-beya · HyogoHyogo
7
Tsugarunada
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
8
9
Goto
· Oitekaze-beya · TochigiTochigi
10
Dewataikai
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
11
Arakaki
· Naruto-beya · ChibaChiba
12
Nakazono
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
13
Kai
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
14
Takahashi
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
15
Yoshida
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
16
Haruminato
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
17
Sadanohana
· Sakaigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
18
Okino
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
19
Aoki
· Takanohana-beya · NaganoNagano
-
Tokkoriki
· Arashio-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
-
Tamaseiryo
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
-
Ryuho
· Michinoku-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
-
Okawara
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
-
Ginseizan
· Otake-beya · NaganoNagano
25
Hakubizan
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
26
Hokuto
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
27
Oisato
· Minezaki-beya · KyotoKyoto
28
Kotoomura
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
29
Tsugaruumi
· Tamanoi-beya · ChibaChiba
30
Kotokudo
· Sadogatake-beya · IwateIwate
31
Morigaki
· Hakkaku-beya · KyotoKyoto
32
Dewanojo
· Dewanoumi-beya · TochigiTochigi
33
Ichiki
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
34
Nakano
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
35
Kotomanabe
· Sadogatake-beya · AichiAichi
36
Honda
· Nishikido-beya · TokyoTokyo
37
Fujita
· Shikoroyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
38
Asatsurugi
· Takasago-beya · SaitamaSaitama
39
Yamenishiki
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
40
Kotouruga
· Sadogatake-beya · NaganoNagano
41
42
Rikiyushi
· Minezaki-beya · OsakaOsaka
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.