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