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 8›
Playoff

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

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