CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1966

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 15-29 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
: Nagata
: Shinko
: Kyuei# Tetsuo
: Michinoyama
: Naito Shigekiyo#
‹Day 10›
· as of Day 10
36 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Maedagawa
· Takasago-beya · IwateIwate
2
Daishin
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
3
Tochiazuma
· Kasugano-beya · FukushimaFukushima
4
Tensuiyama
· Isegahama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
5
Wakayoshiba
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
6
Maenoyama
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
7
8
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
9
Mutsuarashi
· Miyagino-beya · AomoriAomori
10
Toda
· Tatsunami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
11
Kitanohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
Aonoumi
· Tomozuna-beya · AomoriAomori
13
Dairyu
· Tomozuna-beya · MieMie
14
15
Ogiyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
16
Wakafutase
· Asahiyama-beya · AichiAichi
17
Kiyonomori
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
18
Fusanishiki
· Wakamatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
19
Tsunenishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
20
Tsugarukuni
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
21
Akinokuni
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
22
Tochitada
· Kasugano-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
23
Misogidori
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
24
Futagodake
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
25
Itogawa
· Tokitsukaze-beya · YamagataYamagata
26
Fujinokawa
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
27
Udagawa
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
28
Sawakaze
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
29
Kamiyama#
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
30
Kumanoura
· Hanakago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
31
Tamaarashi
· Kataonami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
32
33
Orochigawa
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
34
Tenchiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · OsakaOsaka
35
Amatsukaze
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
36
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.