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 15›
· final standings
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
Asasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
6
Kitanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
7
Wakamiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
8
Kiyokuni
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
9
Tochioyama
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
10
Kotetsuyama
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Azumanishiki
· Takasago-beya · TokyoTokyo
12
Sawakaze
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
13
Ichinoya
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
14
15
Matsumaeyama
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Sawahikari
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Shikinohana
· Miyagino-beya · AomoriAomori
18
19
Okanoyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OkayamaOkayama
20
Hoshikabuto
· Izutsu-beya · ChibaChiba
21
Oiteyama
· Tatsunami-beya · AomoriAomori
22
Yoshinomine
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
23
Orochigawa
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
24
Okuni#
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
25
Hanahikari
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
26
Wakanaruto
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
27
Wakatenryu
· Hanakago-beya · KyotoKyoto
28
Kochi
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
29
Kurikeyama
· Sanoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
30
Takanishiki
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
31
32
Asanoumi
· Takasago-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
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.