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