CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1961

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 7-21 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
· as of Day 1
36 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kiyonomori
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
2
Ichinoya
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
3
Oiteyama
· Tatsunami-beya · AomoriAomori
4
Hoshikabuto
· Izutsu-beya · ChibaChiba
5
6
7
Wakatenryu
· Hanakago-beya · KyotoKyoto
8
Wakakoma
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
9
Naruyama
· Onogawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
10
11
Tomiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
12
Asanoumi
· Takasago-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
13
Omidori
· Takasago-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
14
15
Isenoyama
· Isenoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
16
Onosaki
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
17
Tenzan
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShimaneShimane
18
Miyanaga
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
19
Wakachichibu
· Hanakago-beya · SaitamaSaitama
20
Sawakaze
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
21
Takanishiki
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
22
Yasome
· Kasugano-beya · TochigiTochigi
23
Tokinami
· Tokitsukaze-beya · EhimeEhime
24
Kochi
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
25
26
Oikawa
· Takasago-beya · IwateIwate
27
Kuninobori
· Takasago-beya · TokyoTokyo
28
Yoshakayama#
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
29
Sakunobori
· Tatsunami-beya · NaganoNagano
30
Otsuka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OitaOita
31
Osegawa
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
32
33
Wakamiyama
· Hanakago-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
34
Fukunoumi
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuiFukui
35
Matsushima
· Tatsunami-beya · TokyoTokyo
36
Kurikeyama
· Sanoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
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.