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 4›
Playoff

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

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