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