CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1970

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 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
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
2
Masuiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
3
4
Yoshioyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
5
Kaigo
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
7
Wajima
· Hanakago-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
8
Ryuo
· Asahiyama-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
9
Tachihikari
· Takasago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
10
Kongo
· Nishonoseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Asaarashi
· Takasago-beya · FukuiFukui
12
Tochifuji
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
13
Kabumoto
· Asahiyama-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
14
Asakaze
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
15
Hanahikari
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
16
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
17
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
18
Teruzakura
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
19
Taikan
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
20
21
Ryoga
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Manazuru
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
23
Oiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
24
Fujizakura
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
25
Kasugaryu
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
26
Wakanaruto
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
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.