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