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 8›
· as of Day 8
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
Masuamami
· Chiganoura-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
6
Fukuzato
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
7
Tsugarunada
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
8
Ichiki
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Nakazono
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
10
Kai
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
11
Yoshida
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
12
13
Sadanohana
· Sakaigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
14
Aoki
· Takanohana-beya · NaganoNagano
15
Ginseizan
· Otake-beya · NaganoNagano
16
Hakubizan
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
17
Oisato
· Minezaki-beya · KyotoKyoto
18
Tsugaruumi
· Tamanoi-beya · ChibaChiba
19
Kotokudo
· Sadogatake-beya · IwateIwate
20
Morigaki
· Hakkaku-beya · KyotoKyoto
21
Dewanojo
· Dewanoumi-beya · TochigiTochigi
22
Dewataikai
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
23
Arakaki
· Naruto-beya · ChibaChiba
24
Honda
· Nishikido-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Asatsurugi
· Takasago-beya · SaitamaSaitama
26
Takahashi
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
27
Yamenishiki
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
28
Hokuto
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
29
Kotoomura
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
30
Fukushima
· Nishikido-beya · HyogoHyogo
31
Goto
· Oitekaze-beya · TochigiTochigi
32
Nakano
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
33
Kotomanabe
· Sadogatake-beya · AichiAichi
34
Fujita
· Shikoroyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
35
Haruminato
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
36
Kotouruga
· Sadogatake-beya · NaganoNagano
37
Okino
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
-
Tokkoriki
· Arashio-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
-
Tamaseiryo
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
-
Ryuho
· Michinoku-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
-
Okawara
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
42
Asayudai
· Takasago-beya · OitaOita
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.