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