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 15›
· final standings
85 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Motomura
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
2
Nishimura
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
3
Kototsubaki
· Sadogatake-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
4
Aoyanagi
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
5
Shimada
· Takasago-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
6
Kawada
· Takasago-beya · EhimeEhime
7
8
Nomura
· Tatsutagawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
9
Chiba
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Furukawa
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Ichiki
· Takasago-beya · EhimeEhime
12
Maenonami
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
13
Kasari
· Hanakago-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
14
Yagi
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
15
Sadahisa
· Taiho-beya · OkayamaOkayama
16
Kotohayate
· Sadogatake-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
17
Komaisami
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
18
Ohashiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
19
Kotomiyagi
· Sadogatake-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
20
Kotokyushu
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
21
Fukagawa
· Tatsutagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
22
Hiwatashi
· Taiho-beya · AkitaAkita
23
Kiyonokawa
· Isegahama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
24
Otsuji
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NaganoNagano
25
Imaseki
· Kokonoe-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
26
Kaneo
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
27
Daitetsuzan#
· Onaruto-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
28
Wakakotetsu
· Onaruto-beya · TokyoTokyo
29
Maki
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
30
Iwafuji
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
31
Kami
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
32
Oaoyama
· Taiho-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
33
Tachiasahi
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
34
Maenonada
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
35
Choshinada
· Isenoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
36
Hidehikoryu
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
37
Washinobori
· Oyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
38
Toryu#
· Oyama-beya · ChibaChiba
39
Hayashi
· Isegahama-beya · ChibaChiba
40
Hosomi
· Tomozuna-beya · HyogoHyogo
41
Toyosaki
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
42
Hoshino
· Tomozuna-beya · AichiAichi
43
Miyata
· Mihogaseki-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
44
Kotomusashi
· Sadogatake-beya · TochigiTochigi
45
Furuguchi
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
46
Iwaiyama
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
47
Kotosatsuma
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
48
Sakauchi
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
49
Sugano
· Kimigahama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
50
Nishikawa
· Kokonoe-beya · OitaOita
51
Otanaka
· Taiho-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
52
Yonaha
· Takasago-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
53
Sueyoshi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukushimaFukushima
54
Kashiwagi
· Tatsunami-beya · MieMie
55
Izumi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · EhimeEhime
56
Osanai
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
57
Kotohitachi
· Sadogatake-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
58
Ueno
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
59
Fukada
· Kagamiyama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
60
Kuroda
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
61
Hiramatsu
· Isegahama-beya · OkayamaOkayama
62
Tochinoyama
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
63
Kurobane
· Kasugano-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
64
Kawamura
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
65
Kawabata
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
66
Nagi
· Taiho-beya · ToyamaToyama
67
Osugano
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
68
Futagoryu
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
69
Kitanogawa
· Oshiogawa-beya · SagaSaga
70
Sekiya
· Tokitsukaze-beya · GifuGifu
71
Yahikoyama#
· Oshiogawa-beya · NiigataNiigata
72
Takahashi
· Takasago-beya · NaraNara
73
Uehara
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
74
Tomiya
· Mihogaseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
75
Sumiyoshi
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
76
Nakajima
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
77
Domon
· Miyagino-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Koya#
· Dewanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Taniguchi
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
-
-
Kotetsuryu
· Onaruto-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Inagaki
· Kataonami-beya · OitaOita
-
Sono
· Izutsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
84
Hiuga
· Tatsutagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
85
Higa
· Taiho-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
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.