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 4›
· as of Day 4
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
Yoshinomine
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
8
Kitanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Sawakaze
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
10
Sanbeyama
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShimaneShimane
11
12
Wakamiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
13
Matsumaeyama
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
14
Tochioyama
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
15
Hanahikari
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
16
Kotozakura
· Sadogatake-beya · TottoriTottori
17
18
Wakanaruto
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
19
Wakatenryu
· Hanakago-beya · KyotoKyoto
20
Orochigawa
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
21
Sawahikari
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Takanishiki
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
23
Shikinohana
· Miyagino-beya · AomoriAomori
24
25
Okanoyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OkayamaOkayama
26
Oiteyama
· Tatsunami-beya · AomoriAomori
27
Okuni#
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
28
Kochi
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
29
Ichinoya
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
30
Kurikeyama
· Sanoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
31
Yoshakayama#
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
32
Kotetsuyama
· Asahiyama-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.