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