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