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