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