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 6›
· as of Day 6
43 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Araumago
· Isenoumi-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
2
Osunaarashi
· Otake-beya · Egypt - Egypt
3
4
Yoshida
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
5
Aoki
· Takanohana-beya · NaganoNagano
6
Ginseizan
· Otake-beya · NaganoNagano
7
Imao
· Shikoroyama-beya · AichiAichi
8
Masuamami
· Chiganoura-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
9
Fukuzato
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
10
Tsugaruumi
· Tamanoi-beya · ChibaChiba
11
Tsugarunada
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
12
Dewanojo
· Dewanoumi-beya · TochigiTochigi
13
Ichiki
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
14
Dewataikai
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
15
Arakaki
· Naruto-beya · ChibaChiba
16
Nakazono
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
17
Kai
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
18
Yamenishiki
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
19
20
Sadanohana
· Sakaigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
21
Hakubizan
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
22
Hokuto
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
23
Oisato
· Minezaki-beya · KyotoKyoto
24
Kotokudo
· Sadogatake-beya · IwateIwate
25
Fukushima
· Nishikido-beya · HyogoHyogo
26
Morigaki
· Hakkaku-beya · KyotoKyoto
27
Goto
· Oitekaze-beya · TochigiTochigi
28
Nakano
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
29
Honda
· Nishikido-beya · TokyoTokyo
30
Asatsurugi
· Takasago-beya · SaitamaSaitama
31
Takahashi
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
32
Haruminato
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
33
Kotouruga
· Sadogatake-beya · NaganoNagano
34
Okino
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
-
Tokkoriki
· Arashio-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
-
Tamaseiryo
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
-
Ryuho
· Michinoku-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
-
Okawara
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
39
Asayudai
· Takasago-beya · OitaOita
40
Kotoomura
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
41
Kotomanabe
· Sadogatake-beya · AichiAichi
42
Fujita
· Shikoroyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
43
Rikiyushi
· Minezaki-beya · OsakaOsaka
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.