CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2015

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
: Takaryu Naoya
: Ayanoumi Takuya
: Ura Kazuki
‹Day 15›
· final standings
56 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Ura
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
2
Sakaefuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
3
Daiki
· Hakkaku-beya · SaitamaSaitama
4
Asayamabana
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
5
Hirotsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · AichiAichi
6
Kotomyozan
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
7
Inoue
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
8
Asamorimoto
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
9
Sasaki
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
10
Saionji
· Shikihide-beya · OsakaOsaka
11
Obara
· Asakayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
12
Saito
· Michinoku-beya · TochigiTochigi
13
Toshinofuji
· Isegahama-beya · HyogoHyogo
14
Toyokimura
· Tokitsukaze-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
15
Oyamatoumi
· Yamahibiki-beya · SaitamaSaitama
16
17
Yajima
· Tamanoi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
18
Mibu
· Irumagawa-beya · AichiAichi
19
Tanaka
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
20
Kohakuryu
· Shibatayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
21
Inagaki
· Oitekaze-beya · AichiAichi
22
Hayashi
· Minato-beya · AichiAichi
23
Imanishi
· Oguruma-beya · OsakaOsaka
24
Sotenryu
· Shikoroyama-beya · AichiAichi
25
Toseima
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
26
Isamufuji
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
27
Hattori
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
28
Takada
· Futagoyama-beya · ChibaChiba
29
Awajifuji
· Isegahama-beya · HyogoHyogo
30
31
Suzune
· Tagonoura-beya · FukushimaFukushima
32
Sakuyama
· Chiganoura-beya · FukushimaFukushima
33
Takanonari
· Chiganoura-beya · AichiAichi
34
Asatatsuke
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
35
Fukuminato
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
36
Hanai
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
37
Matsushima
· Hakkaku-beya · OsakaOsaka
38
Karakawa
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
39
Hokuseikai
· Yamahibiki-beya · AichiAichi
40
Yoshimoto
· Azumazeki-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
41
Tokiryu
· Isenoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
42
Fubu
· Musashigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
43
Uminishiki
· Minezaki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
44
Kushibiki
· Shikihide-beya · SaitamaSaitama
45
Yamashita
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
46
Shoki
· Miyagino-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
-
Kotokensei
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Kotohayato
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Kosenho
· Nishikido-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Kotozensho
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Kototaiki
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Hakuyuki
· Azumazeki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Itoku
· Shikihide-beya · NaraNara
-
Kotoanbai
· Sadogatake-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
-
Nakata
· Azumazeki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
56
Takeuchi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
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.