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 6›
· as of Day 6
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
Wajima
· Hanakago-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
3
Kongo
· Nishonoseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
Yoshioyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
5
Kaigo
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
Ryuo
· Asahiyama-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
8
Tachihikari
· Takasago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
9
Hanahikari
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
10
Masuiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
11
Teruzakura
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
12
13
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
14
Tochifuji
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
15
Asakaze
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
16
Asaarashi
· Takasago-beya · FukuiFukui
17
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
18
Taikan
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
19
Manazuru
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
20
Kabumoto
· Asahiyama-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
21
Wakanaruto
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
22
Fujizakura
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
23
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
24
Kasugaryu
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Ryoga
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
26
Oiyama
· Mihogaseki-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.