CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2014

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Ichinojo won the 4-way playoff against Kagamio, Seiro and Kotoyuki to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 1
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
2
Kagamio
· Isenoumi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
3
Wakanosato
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
4
Tamaasuka
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
5
Sadanofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
6
Tenkaiho
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
7
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
8
Shotenro
· Fujishima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
9
Tokushinho
· Kise-beya · MieMie
10
Ichinojo
· Minato-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
11
Higonojo
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
12
Seiro
· Shikoroyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
13
Yoshiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
14
Takanoyama
· Tagonoura-beya · Czech
15
Daido
· Onomatsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
Sotairyu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukushimaFukushima
17
Asahisho
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
18
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
19
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
20
Chiyoo
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
21
Akiseyama
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
22
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Amuru
· Onomatsu-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
24
25
Wakakoyu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
26
Sakigake
· Shibatayama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
27
Kotoyuki
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
28
Daikiho
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
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.