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