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