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