CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2013

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 12-26 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 9›
· as of Day 9
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
2
Tamaasuka
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
3
Kotoyuki
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
4
Kagamio
· Isenoumi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
5
Tamawashi
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
6
Takanoiwa
· Chiganoura-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
7
Tenkaiho
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
8
Tochinowaka
· Kasugano-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
9
Oniarashi
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
10
Takanoyama
· Tagonoura-beya · Czech
11
Chiyoarashi
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
12
Akiseyama
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
13
Homasho
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
14
Tochihiryu
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
15
Tokushinho
· Kise-beya · MieMie
16
Kizenryu
· Kise-beya · KagawaKagawa
17
Kitaharima
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
18
Chiyoo
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
19
Asahisho
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
20
Oiwato
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
21
Sotairyu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukushimaFukushima
22
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
23
Nionoumi
· Yamahibiki-beya · ShigaShiga
24
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
25
Wakakoyu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
26
Kimurayama
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
27
Tanzo
· Onomatsu-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
28
Sagatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
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.