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