CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1963

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 12-26 May · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
· as of Day 1
36 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Hanahikari
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
2
Kotozakura
· Sadogatake-beya · TottoriTottori
3
4
5
Wakanaruto
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
6
Yoshinomine
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
7
Orochigawa
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
8
Sawahikari
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
10
Azumanishiki
· Takasago-beya · TokyoTokyo
11
Sawakaze
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
12
Sanbeyama
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShimaneShimane
13
Ichinoya
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
14
Wakamiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
15
Asasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
16
Takanishiki
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
17
Kiyokuni
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
18
Yoshakayama#
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
19
Tochioyama
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
20
21
Okanoyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OkayamaOkayama
22
Hoshikabuto
· Izutsu-beya · ChibaChiba
23
Oiteyama
· Tatsunami-beya · AomoriAomori
24
Wakatenryu
· Hanakago-beya · KyotoKyoto
25
Kotetsuyama
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
26
Okuni#
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
27
Asanoumi
· Takasago-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
28
Kochi
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
29
Kitanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
30
Yoshinoiwa
· Nishonoseki-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
31
32
Kurikeyama
· Sanoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
33
Hibikiya
· Takasago-beya · AomoriAomori
34
Tokitsunami
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AomoriAomori
35
Matsumaeyama
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
36
Shikinohana
· Miyagino-beya · AomoriAomori
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.