CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2019

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 12-26 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
Takagenji
· Tokiwayama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
2
Kotoyuki
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
3
Kiribayama
· Otowayama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
4
Tobizaru
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
5
6
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
7
Tsurugisho
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
8
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
9
Takanosho
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
10
Yutakayama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
11
Daishomaru
· Oitekaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
12
Chiyonoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · KochiKochi
13
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
14
Akiseyama
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
15
Wakatakakage
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
16
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
17
Daiamami
· Oitekaze-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
18
Sokokurai
· Arashio-beya · 🇨🇳China
19
Hidenoumi
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
20
Mitoryu
· Nishikido-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
21
Arawashi
· Minezaki-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
22
Irodori
· Shikoroyama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
23
Seiro
· Shikoroyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
24
Kyokutaisei
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
25
Churanoumi
· Kise-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
26
Ikioi
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
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Hakuyozan
· Takadagawa-beya · YamagataYamagata
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.