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