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