CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2018

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 13-27 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 14›
· as of Day 14
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Onosho
· Onomatsu-beya · AomoriAomori
2
Kotoeko
· Sadogatake-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
3
Tsurugisho
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
4
Meisei
· Tatsunami-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
5
Takanoiwa
· Chiganoura-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
6
Akiseyama
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
7
Takagenji
· Tokiwayama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
8
Daishoho
· Oitekaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
9
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
10
Yago
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
12
Kotoyuki
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
13
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
14
Seiro
· Shikoroyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
15
Tobizaru
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
Wakatakakage
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
17
Takanosho
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
18
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
19
Hidenoumi
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
20
Shimanoumi
· Kise-beya · MieMie
21
Mitoryu
· Nishikido-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
22
Chiyonoo
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
23
Hakuyozan
· Takadagawa-beya · YamagataYamagata
24
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
25
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
26
Sokokurai
· Arashio-beya · 🇨🇳China
27
Asabenkei
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
28
Terunofuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
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.