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 13›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 13
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
Wakanobori
· Oyama-beya · WakayamaWakayama
5
Imanishi
· Izutsu-beya · NaraNara
6
Nishimura
· Oshiogawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
7
Nishizuka
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
8
Sawahata
· Miyagino-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
9
Chiba
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Takamichi
· Tatsutagawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Asano
· Kasugano-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
12
Akiyama
· Kasugayama-beya · GifuGifu
13
Kotoazuma
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
14
Nishinosato
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
15
Kotonanshu
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
16
Kiyoasahi
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
17
Ikuno
· Futagoyama-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
18
Kinugawa
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
19
Orikasa
· Kagamiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
20
Kajii
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
21
Hoshi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Futasekaze
· Asahiyama-beya · IwateIwate
23
Ito
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
24
Yoshinobori
· Oyama-beya · ChibaChiba
25
Tamakotetsu
· Onaruto-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
26
Goto
· Kokonoe-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
27
Hokuyu
· Onaruto-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
28
Yoshinohana
· Kumagatani-beya · SaitamaSaitama
29
Shibata
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
30
Ono
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
31
Miyoshi
· Kasugano-beya · FukushimaFukushima
32
Kishiro
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
33
Ishioka
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
34
Sanosachi
· Kagamiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
35
Nakajima
· Kagamiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
36
Shimazaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · KochiKochi
37
Horie
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
38
Arima
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
39
Osawa
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
40
Mutsuwaka
· Ajigawa-beya · NiigataNiigata
41
Satake
· Futagoyama-beya · HyogoHyogo
42
Kotogaume
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
43
Tanaka
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
44
Kishikawa
· Hanaregoma-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
45
Mori
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
46
Ikeda
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
47
Hirayama
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
48
Abiru
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
49
Tanakayama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
50
Nunokawa
· Tokitsukaze-beya · SaitamaSaitama
51
Kotoishi
· Sadogatake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
52
Kuma
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
53
Tokairyu
· Mihogaseki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
54
Ishii
· Futagoyama-beya · ChibaChiba
55
Ara
· Kasugano-beya · ChibaChiba
56
Noguchi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
57
Honda
· Futagoyama-beya · HyogoHyogo
58
Kawada
· Futagoyama-beya · EhimeEhime
59
Kotonosato
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
60
Nishihara
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
61
Kotonokawa
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
62
Wakasuzuki
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
63
Izunishiki
· Kagamiyama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
64
Konishi
· Hanaregoma-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
65
Yoshimura
· Hanaregoma-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
66
Miura
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
67
Matsumoto
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
68
Yasuda
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
69
Wakatenyu
· Onaruto-beya · AomoriAomori
70
Tamanomine
· Kise-beya · SaitamaSaitama
71
72
Toyokawa
· Isenoumi-beya · AichiAichi
73
Kudo
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
74
Kajiwara
· Futagoyama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
75
Kotosoun
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
76
Kobayashi
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
77
Kadoma
· Futagoyama-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
78
Iida
· Wakamatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
79
Fujinohana
· Isenoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
80
Chitoseyama
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
81
Asakura
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
82
Sunagawa
· Isegahama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
83
Matsuura
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
84
Kotogatani
· Sadogatake-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
85
Tokunoyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
86
Yoshinoumi
· Kumagatani-beya · ShigaShiga
87
Hayashi
· Hanaregoma-beya · TokyoTokyo
88
Samugawa#
· Hanakago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
89
Tsuchida
· Kokonoe-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
90
Okino
· Kasugano-beya · FukushimaFukushima
91
Tachihikari
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
92
Kurokawa
· Taiho-beya · TokyoTokyo
93
Taninaka
· Isegahama-beya · ChibaChiba
94
Kashima
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
95
Kotonaniwa
· Sadogatake-beya · OsakaOsaka
96
Sasahara
· Kasugano-beya · YamagataYamagata
97
Sugawara
· Kagamiyama-beya · AkitaAkita
-
Hinokuchi
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Arikawa
· Oshiogawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
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
Katonishiki
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
112
Wakanishiki
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
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.