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 5›
Playoff

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

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