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›
Playoff

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

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