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 7›
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Playoff

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

· as of Day 7
43 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Mihara
· Kokonoe-beya · EhimeEhime
2
Iwasaki
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
3
Tokkoriki
· Arashio-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
4
Hamaguchi
· Kise-beya · MieMie
5
Dewanojo
· Dewanoumi-beya · TochigiTochigi
6
Sunaga
· Naruto-beya · GunmaGunma
7
Dewataikai
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
8
Arakaki
· Naruto-beya · ChibaChiba
9
Kaishu
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
10
Shuho
· Shikihide-beya · AichiAichi
11
Kotokudo
· Sadogatake-beya · IwateIwate
12
Issei
· Shikoroyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
13
Kotonoshima
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
14
Tsubomi
· Chiganoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
15
Kaito
· Asakayama-beya · NiigataNiigata
16
Daiisshin
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
17
Kotoomura
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
18
Honda
· Nishikido-beya · TokyoTokyo
19
Sadanohana
· Sakaigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
20
Asatsurugi
· Takasago-beya · SaitamaSaitama
21
Okino
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
22
Mihamaumi
· Tamanoi-beya · ChibaChiba
23
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
24
Nakano
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
25
Kotomanabe
· Sadogatake-beya · AichiAichi
26
Haruminato
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
27
Fujita
· Shikoroyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
28
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
29
Kaishun
· Tomozuna-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
30
Hamaobu
· Onoe-beya · AichiAichi
31
Miyakojima
· Shibatayama-beya · OsakaOsaka
32
Kotouruga
· Sadogatake-beya · NaganoNagano
33
Rikiyushi
· Minezaki-beya · OsakaOsaka
34
Sadaisamu
· Sakaigawa-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Sotenryu
· Shikoroyama-beya · AichiAichi
-
Tsurufuji
· Isegahama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Kasugasato
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
-
Wakayamanaka
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Asayudai
· Takasago-beya · OitaOita
40
Kozakura
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
41
Daishohama
· Oitekaze-beya · HyogoHyogo
42
Komatsu
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
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.