CONCLUDED

Nagoya Basho
2012

IG Arena · 8-22 Jul · Nagoya

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
: Daikiho Masahiro
: Hidenoumi Takuya
‹Day 11›
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Playoff

Tied at 7–0, Iwasaki won the playoff against Hamaguchi to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 11
43 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Hamaguchi
· Kise-beya · MieMie
2
Iwasaki
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
3
Kotokudo
· Sadogatake-beya · IwateIwate
4
Dewataikai
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
5
Tokkoriki
· Arashio-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
6
Kaito
· Asakayama-beya · NiigataNiigata
7
Mihara
· Kokonoe-beya · EhimeEhime
8
Honda
· Nishikido-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Kotonoshima
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
10
Daiisshin
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
11
Kotoomura
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
12
Dewanojo
· Dewanoumi-beya · TochigiTochigi
13
Issei
· Shikoroyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
14
Sunaga
· Naruto-beya · GunmaGunma
15
Arakaki
· Naruto-beya · ChibaChiba
16
Fujita
· Shikoroyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
17
Kaishun
· Tomozuna-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
18
Kaishu
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
19
Shuho
· Shikihide-beya · AichiAichi
20
Kotomanabe
· Sadogatake-beya · AichiAichi
21
Haruminato
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
22
Sadanohana
· Sakaigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Sotenryu
· Shikoroyama-beya · AichiAichi
24
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
25
Kotouruga
· Sadogatake-beya · NaganoNagano
26
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
27
Tsubomi
· Chiganoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
28
Komatsu
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
29
Mihamaumi
· Tamanoi-beya · ChibaChiba
30
Nakano
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
31
Asatsurugi
· Takasago-beya · SaitamaSaitama
32
Okino
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
33
Rikiyushi
· Minezaki-beya · OsakaOsaka
34
Daishohama
· Oitekaze-beya · HyogoHyogo
35
Miyakojima
· Shibatayama-beya · OsakaOsaka
36
Hamaobu
· Onoe-beya · AichiAichi
37
Kozakura
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
38
Sadaisamu
· Sakaigawa-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Tsurufuji
· Isegahama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Kasugasato
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
-
Wakayamanaka
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Asayudai
· Takasago-beya · OitaOita
43
Miyazawa
· Minato-beya · NiigataNiigata
The venue
Hosts Nagoya
Nagoya
IG ArenaIGアリーナ
Aichi-ken · capacity 14,000
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Japan's fourth-largest city sits halfway between Tokyo and Kyoto and is often skipped by visitors, which is their loss. Strong industrial identity (Toyota's headquarters are nearby), excellent food culture, and a distinctive dialect. The Nagoya basho moved to the brand-new IG Arena in 2025 - it replaces the long-time home, the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium adjacent to Nagoya Castle. July sumo is brutally humid; the building's air-conditioning is non-negotiable.

Near the arena
Local specialties
  • Hitsumabushi↗ひつまぶし - Grilled eel over rice, eaten three ways: plain, with garnishes, then as ochazuke.
  • Miso katsu↗味噌カツ - Pork cutlet drowned in dark Aichi red-miso sauce. Polarising but defining.
  • Tebasaki↗手羽先 - Sweet-spicy fried chicken wings, a Nagoya invention (Sekai-no-Yamachan is the chain to try).
  • Kishimen↗きしめん - Flat, wide udon noodles - a Nagoya speciality.
  • Ankake spaghetti↗あんかけスパゲッティ - Thick, peppery starch-based sauce over spaghetti. Unique to Nagoya.
Getting there: Subway to Shiyakusho Station (Meijō line) - the new IG Arena is a short walk. Bring a portable fan in July.