CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1968

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 12-26 May · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
: Fukudome Hayao
: Seki Ko#
: Kurokoma
‹Day 10›
· as of Day 10
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
Asasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
3
4
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
5
Wakamiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
6
Tochifuji
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
7
8
Oiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
9
Daisetsu
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Asakaze
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
11
Asaoka
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
12
Wakayoshiba
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Maedahana
· Takasago-beya · IwateIwate
14
Ageshio
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
15
Kaigo
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
16
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
17
Hirokawa
· Miyagino-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
18
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
19
Wakachichibu
· Hanakago-beya · SaitamaSaitama
20
Hanada
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
21
Katsuhikari
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
22
Oiteyama
· Tatsunami-beya · AomoriAomori
23
Tensuiyama
· Isegahama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
24
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
25
Takahashi
· Tatsunami-beya · YamagataYamagata
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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.