CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2024

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 15›
Playoff

Tied at 6–1, Noda won the playoff against Seihakuho to take the yūshō.

· final standings
39 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Noda
· Fujishima-beya · WakayamaWakayama
2
Seihakuho
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
3
Mishima
· Naruto-beya · ShimaneShimane
4
Hamada
· Shikoroyama-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
5
Daikosho
· Oitekaze-beya · KagawaKagawa
6
Kotokoguchi
· Hidenoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
Karino
· Naruto-beya · NiigataNiigata
8
Niiya
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
9
10
Imamura
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
11
Sekimoto
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
12
Shoryu
· Otowayama-beya · NaganoNagano
13
Tsurugifuji
· Takadagawa-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
14
Uzumasa
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
15
Amidaishin
· Nishonoseki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
16
Tamaki
· Asakayama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
17
Wakaarata
· Nishiiwa-beya · OsakaOsaka
18
Nakayama
· Asakayama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
19
Ujiie
· Asakayama-beya · TokyoTokyo
20
Hakuryu
· Otowayama-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
21
Ono
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
22
Amanofuji
· Isegahama-beya · EhimeEhime
23
Katsunishiki
· Nishikido-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
24
Fukuoka
· Tagonoura-beya · EhimeEhime
25
Narita
· Takadagawa-beya · OkayamaOkayama
26
Takeuchi
· Otowayama-beya · KagawaKagawa
27
Daishisho
· Oitekaze-beya · EhimeEhime
28
Seiseigo
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukushimaFukushima
29
Hara
· Hakkaku-beya · ShimaneShimane
30
Soseizan
· Nishonoseki-beya · TokyoTokyo
31
Sadanojo
· Sakaigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
32
Itakozakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Satsumao
· Shikihide-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Wakayamanaka
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Shosei
· Sakaigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Makotofuji
· Isegahama-beya · EhimeEhime
-
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
38
Kakuho
· Otowayama-beya · KagawaKagawa
39
Wakasasaki
· Nishiiwa-beya · AomoriAomori
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.