CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1979

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 6-20 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 12›
Playoff

Tied at 7–0, Kitao won the playoff against Tatsufuji to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 12
112 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Kitao
· Tatsunami-beya · MieMie
2
Tatsufuji
· Tatsunami-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
3
Tejima
· Oshiogawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
4
Chiba
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Takamichi
· Tatsutagawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
6
Wakanobori
· Oyama-beya · WakayamaWakayama
7
Imanishi
· Izutsu-beya · NaraNara
8
Nishimura
· Oshiogawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
9
Akiyama
· Kasugayama-beya · GifuGifu
10
Kotoazuma
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
11
Kotonanshu
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
12
Kiyoasahi
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Nishizuka
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
14
Ikuno
· Futagoyama-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
15
Kinugawa
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
16
Ishioka
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
17
Orikasa
· Kagamiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
18
Kajii
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
19
Sawahata
· Miyagino-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
20
Hoshi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
21
Futasekaze
· Asahiyama-beya · IwateIwate
22
Nakajima
· Kagamiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Ito
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
24
Yoshinobori
· Oyama-beya · ChibaChiba
25
Tamakotetsu
· Onaruto-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
26
Goto
· Kokonoe-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
27
Asano
· Kasugano-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
28
Hokuyu
· Onaruto-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
29
Horie
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
30
Yoshinohana
· Kumagatani-beya · SaitamaSaitama
31
Nishinosato
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
32
Shibata
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
33
Ono
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
34
Miyoshi
· Kasugano-beya · FukushimaFukushima
35
Osawa
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
36
Mutsuwaka
· Ajigawa-beya · NiigataNiigata
37
Satake
· Futagoyama-beya · HyogoHyogo
38
Kotogaume
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
39
Kishiro
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
40
Tanaka
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
41
Izunishiki
· Kagamiyama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
42
Kishikawa
· Hanaregoma-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
43
Mori
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
44
Konishi
· Hanaregoma-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
45
Sanosachi
· Kagamiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
46
Ikeda
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
47
Shimazaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · KochiKochi
48
Hirayama
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
49
Yoshimura
· Hanaregoma-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
50
Abiru
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
51
Tanakayama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
52
Nunokawa
· Tokitsukaze-beya · SaitamaSaitama
53
Kotoishi
· Sadogatake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
54
Kuma
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
55
Tokairyu
· Mihogaseki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
56
Ishii
· Futagoyama-beya · ChibaChiba
57
Ara
· Kasugano-beya · ChibaChiba
58
Noguchi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
59
Matsumoto
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
60
Honda
· Futagoyama-beya · HyogoHyogo
61
Arima
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
62
Kawada
· Futagoyama-beya · EhimeEhime
63
Kotonosato
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
64
Nishihara
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
65
Kotonokawa
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
66
Yasuda
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
67
Wakatenyu
· Onaruto-beya · AomoriAomori
68
Wakasuzuki
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
69
Tamanomine
· Kise-beya · SaitamaSaitama
70
71
Toyokawa
· Isenoumi-beya · AichiAichi
72
Kudo
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
73
Kajiwara
· Futagoyama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
74
Kotosoun
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
75
Kobayashi
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
76
Kadoma
· Futagoyama-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
77
Miura
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
78
Hayashi
· Hanaregoma-beya · TokyoTokyo
79
Iida
· Wakamatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
80
Fujinohana
· Isenoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
81
Chitoseyama
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
82
Asakura
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
83
Sunagawa
· Isegahama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
84
Matsuura
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
85
Kotogatani
· Sadogatake-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
86
Tokunoyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
87
Yoshinoumi
· Kumagatani-beya · ShigaShiga
88
Okino
· Kasugano-beya · FukushimaFukushima
89
Sasahara
· Kasugano-beya · YamagataYamagata
90
Sugawara
· Kagamiyama-beya · AkitaAkita
91
Tachihikari
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
92
Kurokawa
· Taiho-beya · TokyoTokyo
93
Samugawa#
· Hanakago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
94
Taninaka
· Isegahama-beya · ChibaChiba
95
Kashima
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
96
Kotonaniwa
· Sadogatake-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Hinokuchi
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Arikawa
· Oshiogawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Tsuchida
· Kokonoe-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Muta
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Motonami
· Futagoyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Kawaue
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Hibikinada
· Mihogaseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Sakurai
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Tsuchigiyama#
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
-
Narutoiwa
· Onaruto-beya · AichiAichi
107
Sasaki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
108
Sogabe
· Futagoyama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
109
Wakamomiji
· Nishonoseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
110
Takeura
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
111
Wakanishiki
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
112
Katonishiki
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
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.