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