CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1965

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 13›
· as of Day 13
36 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kiyonomori
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
2
Tochioyama
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
3
4
Hirokawa
· Miyagino-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
5
Asaoka
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
6
Azumanishiki
· Takasago-beya · TokyoTokyo
7
Tochiazuma
· Kasugano-beya · FukushimaFukushima
8
Daishin
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Hanahikari
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
10
Tamaarashi
· Kataonami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Daiyu
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
12
Sawakaze
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
13
Todoroki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
14
Sanbeyama
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShimaneShimane
15
Sugiura
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
16
Fukunohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
17
Wakafutase
· Asahiyama-beya · AichiAichi
18
Orochigawa
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
19
Itogawa
· Tokitsukaze-beya · YamagataYamagata
20
Kongo
· Nishonoseki-beya · SagaSaga
21
Oiteyama
· Tatsunami-beya · AomoriAomori
22
Tsunenishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
23
24
25
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
26
Ogiyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
27
Tochitada
· Kasugano-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
28
Homanzan
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
29
Terunohana
· Isegahama-beya · WakayamaWakayama
30
Wakayoshiba
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
31
Hibikiya
· Takasago-beya · AomoriAomori
32
Akihikari
· Dewanoumi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
33
Kitanokuni
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
34
Amatsukaze
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
-
Hagurogawa
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
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.