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