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