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