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