CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1971

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
: Iwatora Kanichi
: Kashiro# Kyoji#
: Kyonishiki
‹Day 10›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Oshio won the playoff against Ryuo to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 10
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Ryuo
· Asahiyama-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
2
Kaiketsu
· Hanakago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
3
Fujizakura
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
4
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
5
Kitanoumi
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
6
Asahikuni
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
7
Taikan
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
8
9
Nagahama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
10
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Wakajishi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
12
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
13
Kotetsuyama
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
14
Makimoto
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
15
Hakuryo
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
16
Aobajo
· Oshiogawa-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
17
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
18
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
19
Shurao
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
20
Kitaseumi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
21
Kasugaryu
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Kabumoto
· Asahiyama-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
23
Tochizakura
· Kasugano-beya · YamagataYamagata
24
25
Asasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
26
Tochibayama
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
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.