CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1977

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 8-22 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 10›
Playoff

Tied at 6–1, Kagetora won the 7-way playoff against Taiko, Suwada, Kenryu, Takabayama, Arakawa and Tokiaoi# to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 10
119 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Taiko
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
2
Daitetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
3
Iijima
· Taiho-beya · GunmaGunma
4
Tokiaoi#
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
5
Daishin
· Taiho-beya · MieMie
6
Kotowaka
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
7
Ogata
· Tokitsukaze-beya · SagaSaga
8
Kagetora
· Kokonoe-beya · IwateIwate
9
Ryuki
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Suwada
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
11
Kenryu
· Oguruma-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
Takabayama
· Miyagino-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
13
Ohashi
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
14
Yutaka
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
15
Edonami
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
Arakawa
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
17
Satsumafuji
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
18
Konryu#
· Tatsunami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
19
Izawayama
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
20
Ebashi
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
21
Hozan
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Kusatake
· Taiho-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
23
Mitsuruyama
· Taiho-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
24
Suiryu
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
25
Tatsutani#
· Taiho-beya · AichiAichi
26
Kototateyama
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
27
Jakuetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
28
Kotonosato
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
29
Hoo
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
30
Iwatora
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
31
Okiryu
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
32
Daiketsu#
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
33
Dewaarashi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
34
Tsuyama
· Hanakago-beya · HyogoHyogo
35
Kotochitose
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
36
Toryu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
37
Kokuyo#
· Tokitsukaze-beya · SagaSaga
38
Taikai#
· Nishonoseki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
39
Genbayama#
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
40
Kurotaki
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
41
Makimoto
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
42
Shironishiki
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
43
Tenma
· Nishonoseki-beya · ChibaChiba
44
Tengozan
· Kise-beya · NiigataNiigata
45
Edonoumi
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
46
Fujinoumi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
47
Fusanobori#
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
48
Tamaryu
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
49
Ryuoyama#
· Futagoyama-beya · GifuGifu
50
Yamao
· Tatsunami-beya · MieMie
51
Kotonoryu
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
52
Okano
· Kasugayama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
53
Yamatoiwa
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
54
Mizuhikari
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
55
Arai
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
56
Tamatoshu#
· Kataonami-beya · KochiKochi
57
Osorezan
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
58
Itsuhikari
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
59
Konuma
· Kagamiyama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
60
Kaminosato
· Taiho-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
61
Chiyonishiki
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
62
Matsubayama
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
63
Kitanohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
64
Murayama
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
65
Shiraneyama
· Isenoumi-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
66
Takanoyama
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
67
Koraiyama#
· Futagoyama-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
68
Hakuryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
69
Oazuma
· Kasugayama-beya · TokyoTokyo
70
Matsumura
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
71
Nantaisan
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
72
Chiyonoya
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
73
Fujinoiwa
· Kokonoe-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
74
Ofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
75
Taninoumi
· Oshiogawa-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
76
Wakanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · NiigataNiigata
77
Kisenoumi
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
78
Masuda
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
79
Kurihara
· Taiho-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
80
Shinryu
· Taiho-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
81
Koganenishiki
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
82
Tatsuiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
83
Moiwadake
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
84
Seikozan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
85
Shimazaki
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
86
Wakatsukuba
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
87
Chikubayama
· Miyagino-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
88
Shiraiwa
· Kiriyama-beya · AkitaAkita
89
Ohikari
· Hanakago-beya · GunmaGunma
90
Tochikino
· Kasugano-beya · TochigiTochigi
91
Akinoshu
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
92
93
Shinko
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
94
Teruyama
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
95
Yoshinotani
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
96
Oko
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
97
Kaio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
98
Hirano
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
99
Ganryu#
· Hanakago-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
100
Hirokuni#
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
101
Kiyoseryu
· Kiriyama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
102
Mitsubayama
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
103
Yomogida
· Kumagatani-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
104
Maedahana
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
105
Shimadayama
· Miyagino-beya · ChibaChiba
106
Takedaryu
· Wakamatsu-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
107
Hokutoyama
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
108
Terusakae
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Genbu
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Chikarakoma
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Shinzan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Taiga
· Kimigahama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
113
Tamaonami
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
114
Fukunishiki
· Mihogaseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
115
Matsukura
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
116
Okawa
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
117
Yamatoryu
· Takasago-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
118
Daigen
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
119
Dewayu
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
Tokyo
Ryōgoku Kokugikan両国国技館
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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.