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