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