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