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