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