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 2›
· as of Day 2
36 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Oiteyama
· Tatsunami-beya · AomoriAomori
2
3
Fukunohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
4
Hanahikari
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
5
Kiyonomori
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
6
Hirokawa
· Miyagino-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
7
Wakafutase
· Asahiyama-beya · AichiAichi
8
Itogawa
· Tokitsukaze-beya · YamagataYamagata
9
Asaoka
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
10
Tochitada
· Kasugano-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
11
Tochiazuma
· Kasugano-beya · FukushimaFukushima
12
Tochioyama
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
13
Daishin
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
14
Tsunenishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
15
Tamaarashi
· Kataonami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
17
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
18
Ogiyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
19
Wakayoshiba
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
20
Orochigawa
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
21
Todoroki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
22
Homanzan
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
23
Sugiura
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
-
Hagurogawa
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
26
Kitanokuni
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
27
Akihikari
· Dewanoumi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
28
Amatsukaze
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
29
30
Daiyu
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
31
Terunohana
· Isegahama-beya · WakayamaWakayama
32
Hibikiya
· Takasago-beya · AomoriAomori
33
Sawakaze
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
34
Kongo
· Nishonoseki-beya · SagaSaga
35
Sanbeyama
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShimaneShimane
36
Azumanishiki
· Takasago-beya · TokyoTokyo
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.