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