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 7›
Playoff

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

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