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 13›
· as of Day 13
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Takagenji
· Tokiwayama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
2
Kotoyuki
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
3
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
4
Kiribayama
· Otowayama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
5
Tobizaru
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
6
7
Yutakayama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
8
Daishomaru
· Oitekaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
9
Tsurugisho
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
10
Wakatakakage
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
11
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
12
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
13
Takanosho
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
14
Sokokurai
· Arashio-beya · 🇨🇳China
15
Hidenoumi
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
Mitoryu
· Nishikido-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
17
Chiyonoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · KochiKochi
18
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
19
Arawashi
· Minezaki-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
20
Akiseyama
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
21
Seiro
· Shikoroyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
22
Daiamami
· Oitekaze-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
23
Irodori
· Shikoroyama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
24
Churanoumi
· Kise-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
25
Kyokutaisei
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
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.