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Natsu Basho
2025

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 May · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
: Kusano
: Otsuji
: Hatooka
: Mineyaiba
: Kazuma
‹Day 12›
· as of Day 12
123 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
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行徳(ぎょうとく)Gyotoku
Makushita 60 TD · Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
14
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21
22
24
25
27
29
32
33
34
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43
伊波(いなみ)Inami
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
44
46
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51
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55
59
60
62
63
65
66
67
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74
花岡(はなおか)Hanaoka
Makushita 60 TD · Sakaigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
75
浦山(うらやま)Urayama
Makushita 60 TD · Otowayama-beya · ToyamaToyama
77
78
81
82
83
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92
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121
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123
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.