CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2017

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 14-28 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 10›
· as of Day 10
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Ryuden
· Takadagawa-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
2
Sadanoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
3
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
4
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
5
Nishikigi
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
6
Chiyoo
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
7
Chiyootori
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
8
Kitataiki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
10
Chiyomaru
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
11
Kyokutaisei
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
Yamaguchi
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Hidenoumi
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
14
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
15
Tsurugisho
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
Asanoyama
· Takasago-beya · ToyamaToyama
17
Daiamami
· Oitekaze-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
18
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
19
Seiro
· Shikoroyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
20
Kotoeko
· Sadogatake-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
21
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
22
Asahisho
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
23
Meisei
· Tatsunami-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
24
Amakaze
· Oshiogawa-beya · KagawaKagawa
25
Rikishin
· Tatsunami-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
26
27
Takagenji
· Tokiwayama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
28
Osunaarashi
· Otake-beya · Egypt - Egypt
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.