CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1969

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 4›
· as of Day 4
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
Asahikuni
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
3
Kawasaki
· Kimigahama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
4
Kongo
· Nishonoseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Kurohimeyama
· Tatsunami-beya · NiigataNiigata
6
Takanohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
7
Asakaze
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
8
Oiteyama
· Tatsunami-beya · AomoriAomori
9
10
Daisetsu
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
12
Dairyu
· Tomozuna-beya · MieMie
13
14
Miyama
· Tatsunami-beya · YamagataYamagata
15
Wakatenryu
· Hanakago-beya · KyotoKyoto
16
Yoshioyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
17
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
18
Edohibiki
· Tatsunami-beya · TokyoTokyo
19
Wakanaruto
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
20
Wakamiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
21
Kitanohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Ageshio
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
23
Arashiyama
· Miyagino-beya · GifuGifu
24
Owashi
· Wakamatsu-beya · NaganoNagano
25
Oiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
26
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
Tokyo
Ryōgoku Kokugikan両国国技館
Tōkyō-to · capacity 11,098
DirectionsGoogleAppleWaze

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.