CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1976

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 14›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Tochiisami won the playoff against Kurama to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 14
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kurama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
2
Onishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · NiigataNiigata
3
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
4
Kotogatake
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Kasuganada
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
6
Masudayama
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
7
Onoumi
· Hanakago-beya · YamagataYamagata
8
Takanosato
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
9
Daigo
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
10
Chiyozakura
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Onobori
· Oyama-beya · AichiAichi
12
Adachi
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
13
Daio
· Futagoyama-beya · ToyamaToyama
14
Kurosegawa
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
15
Katsunishiki
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
16
Tenryu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
17
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
18
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
19
Maruyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
20
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
21
Ryuo
· Asahiyama-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
22
Wakanoumi
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
23
24
Kotonofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
25
Dewanohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
26
Oshinoyama
· Kasugano-beya · ShimaneShimane
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.