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