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