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 7›
· as of Day 7
43 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Osunaarashi
· Otake-beya · Egypt - Egypt
2
3
Imao
· Shikoroyama-beya · AichiAichi
4
Araumago
· Isenoumi-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
5
Tsugarunada
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Ichiki
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
7
Kai
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
8
Yoshida
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
9
Sadanohana
· Sakaigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
10
Aoki
· Takanohana-beya · NaganoNagano
11
Masuamami
· Chiganoura-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
12
Fukuzato
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
13
Tsugaruumi
· Tamanoi-beya · ChibaChiba
14
Dewataikai
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
15
Nakazono
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
16
Yamenishiki
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
17
18
Ginseizan
· Otake-beya · NaganoNagano
19
Hakubizan
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
20
Oisato
· Minezaki-beya · KyotoKyoto
21
Dewanojo
· Dewanoumi-beya · TochigiTochigi
22
Arakaki
· Naruto-beya · ChibaChiba
23
Takahashi
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
24
Hokuto
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
25
Kotokudo
· Sadogatake-beya · IwateIwate
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
Kotouruga
· Sadogatake-beya · NaganoNagano
32
Fukushima
· Nishikido-beya · HyogoHyogo
33
Fujita
· Shikoroyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
34
Haruminato
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
35
Okino
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
-
Tokkoriki
· Arashio-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
-
Tamaseiryo
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
-
Ryuho
· Michinoku-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
-
Okawara
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
40
Asayudai
· Takasago-beya · OitaOita
41
Kotoomura
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
42
Kotomanabe
· Sadogatake-beya · AichiAichi
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.