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 3›
· as of Day 3
36 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
3
Azumanishiki
· Takasago-beya · TokyoTokyo
4
Asasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
5
Kiyokuni
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
6
Hoshikabuto
· Izutsu-beya · ChibaChiba
7
Wakanaruto
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
8
Yoshinomine
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
9
Wakatenryu
· Hanakago-beya · KyotoKyoto
10
Orochigawa
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
11
Sawahikari
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
Kitanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Sawakaze
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
14
Sanbeyama
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShimaneShimane
15
16
Wakamiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
17
Takanishiki
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
18
Matsumaeyama
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
19
Tochioyama
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
20
Hanahikari
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
21
Kotozakura
· Sadogatake-beya · TottoriTottori
22
23
24
Okanoyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OkayamaOkayama
25
Oiteyama
· Tatsunami-beya · AomoriAomori
26
Kochi
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
27
Ichinoya
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
28
Kurikeyama
· Sanoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
29
Shikinohana
· Miyagino-beya · AomoriAomori
30
Yoshakayama#
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
31
Kotetsuyama
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
32
Okuni#
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
33
Asanoumi
· Takasago-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
34
Yoshinoiwa
· Nishonoseki-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
35
Hibikiya
· Takasago-beya · AomoriAomori
36
Tokitsunami
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AomoriAomori
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.