CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1964

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 May · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 10›
· as of Day 10
36 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Asasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
2
3
4
Futasegawa
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
6
Datenishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
7
Tamaarashi
· Kataonami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Daiyu
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
9
Hanahikari
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
10
Tensuiyama
· Isegahama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
11
Kiyonomori
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
12
Orochigawa
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
13
Hasegawa
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
14
Sanbeyama
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShimaneShimane
15
Wakafutase
· Asahiyama-beya · AichiAichi
16
Akihikari
· Dewanoumi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
17
Udagawa
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
18
19
Mikiyama
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
20
21
Kirinji
· Nishonoseki-beya · SagaSaga
22
Matsumaeyama
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
23
Oiteyama
· Tatsunami-beya · AomoriAomori
24
Wakanoshima
· Hanakago-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
25
Sawakaze
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
26
Arakawa
· Nishonoseki-beya · SagaSaga
27
Banryunada
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
28
Matsuhikari
· Wakamatsu-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
29
Ogiyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
30
31
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
32
Terunohana
· Isegahama-beya · WakayamaWakayama
33
Tokitsunami
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AomoriAomori
34
35
Shikinohana
· Miyagino-beya · AomoriAomori
36
Hoshikabuto
· Izutsu-beya · ChibaChiba
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.