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