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