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