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 15›
· final standings
71 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Shuji
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
2
Kawamoto
· Kasugano-beya · KyotoKyoto
3
Kotoito
· Sadogatake-beya · AkitaAkita
4
Kotokume
· Sadogatake-beya · YamagataYamagata
5
Fukuminato
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
6
Asaazuma
· Takasago-beya · KochiKochi
7
Azumaiwa
· Tamanoi-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
8
Daishosei
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
9
Aketa
· Irumagawa-beya · OkayamaOkayama
10
Fukazawa
· Yamahibiki-beya · OsakaOsaka
11
Kojikara
· Tagonoura-beya · TochigiTochigi
12
Daiyusho
· Oitekaze-beya · EhimeEhime
13
Kamitani
· Arashio-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
14
Kojima
· Asakayama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
15
Sasaki
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Iguchi
· Tamanoi-beya · ChibaChiba
17
Watatani
· Arashio-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
18
Chiyohokkai
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
19
Ryubu
· Musashigawa-beya · GifuGifu
20
Miryuzan
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
21
Soma
· Futagoyama-beya · TochigiTochigi
22
Mimori
· Ikazuchi-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
23
Anzai
· Naruto-beya · TokyoTokyo
24
Wakanakatani
· Nishiiwa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
25
Chiyooga
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
26
Ueta
· Fujishima-beya · TokushimaTokushima
27
Hatakeyama
· Onoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
28
Goketsuyama
· Shibatayama-beya · OsakaOsaka
29
Tabara
· Musashigawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
30
Hara
· Chiganoura-beya · OsakaOsaka
31
Tanji
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
32
Ogitora
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
33
Urutora
· Shikihide-beya · TochigiTochigi
34
Nakano
· Isegahama-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
35
Satoiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · NaraNara
36
37
Shoryudo
· Shikihide-beya · AichiAichi
38
Kaishin
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
39
Hokutosato
· Hakkaku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
40
Tamanoryu
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
41
Kotomaeda
· Sadogatake-beya · WakayamaWakayama
42
Kamada
· Yamahibiki-beya · OkayamaOkayama
43
Kotosumida
· Sadogatake-beya · GifuGifu
44
Iwamoto
· Tamanoi-beya · HyogoHyogo
45
Matsugashima
· Takadagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
46
Hironaka
· Asahiyama-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
47
Onagaya
· Shikoroyama-beya · AichiAichi
48
Wakafujioka
· Nishiiwa-beya · OsakaOsaka
49
Tanaka
· Shikoroyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
50
Kitasatsuma
· Chiganoura-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
51
Wakamatsunaga
· Nishiiwa-beya · OsakaOsaka
52
Hayasaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
53
Sawanofuji
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
54
Sawaisamu
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
55
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
56
Banba
· Azumazeki-beya · KyotoKyoto
57
Morita
· Futagoyama-beya · ChibaChiba
58
Ai
· Takadagawa-beya · TokushimaTokushima
59
Iwamori
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
60
Takanoryu
· Chiganoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
61
Toya
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
62
Terasawa
· Takasago-beya · NiigataNiigata
63
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
64
Shishimaru
· Tagonoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Yuma
· Onomatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Masakaze
· Oguruma-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
-
Yuriki
· Tokiwayama-beya · TokyoTokyo
68
Arakawa
· Michinoku-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
69
Kotonagahama
· Sadogatake-beya · HyogoHyogo
70
Houn
· Minezaki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
71
Hattorizakura
· Shikihide-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
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.