Hatsu 1977 Haru 1977 Natsu 1977 Nagoya 1977 Aki 1977 CONCLUDED
Natsu Basho 1977 Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 8-22 May · Tokyo
★ Makuuchi yūshō
Wakanohana Kanji · 13–2 Yokozuna › Ōzeki › Sekiwake › Komusubi › Maegashira › Jūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Makuuchi › Jūryō › Makushita › Sandanme › Jonidan › Jonokuchi Playoff
Tied at 7–0, Oyutaka won the playoff against Hokuryu to take the yūshō.
Jonidan · final standings
216 rikishi
5th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Jd2w
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Jd77e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Jd82e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
12
Jd89e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
13
Jd89w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
15
Jd12e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
16
Jd14w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
17
Jd18e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
18
Jd19e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Jd23w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Jd25e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Jd33w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Jd34w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Jd35e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Jd37w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Jd40e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Jd50e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Jd53e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Jd54e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Jd55w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Jd57e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Jd58w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Jd61e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Jd66w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Jd72w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Jd73e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Jd76w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Jd84e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Jd85w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Jd92e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Jd93e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Jd93w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Jd97e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
43
Jd100w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
44
Jd102w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
45
Jd105e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
46
Jd68w
4 – 0
✓ kachi-koshi
47
Jd80w
4 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Jd11e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
55
Jd16e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
56
Jd17e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
57
Jd19w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
58
Jd20w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
59
Jd21e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
60
Jd22e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Jd26e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Jd26w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Jd28w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Jd29e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Jd30w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Jd32e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Jd35w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Jd39e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Jd40w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Jd42e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Jd43w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Jd48e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Jd51e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Jd52e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Jd56w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Jd60w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Jd62w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Jd63e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Jd64e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Jd65w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Jd68e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Jd71w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Jd75e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Jd75w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Jd76e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Jd81e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Jd81w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Jd86e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Jd87w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Jd88e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Jd88w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Jd91e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Jd95w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Jd96e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
95
Jd97w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
96
Jd100e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
97
Jd103e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
98
Jd104e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
99
Jd107w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
100
Jd108e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
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
Edo-Tokyo Museum↗ - Massive history museum next door, reopened March 2026 after a four-year refurbishment. ▾ Sumida River↗ - Riverside walks, water-bus cruises, fireworks in summer. ▾ Tokyo Skytree↗ - Visible from the arena, walkable in 30 minutes via the Sumida. ▾ 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.