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