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 15›
· final standings
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Onishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · NiigataNiigata
2
Shoho
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
3
Sanofuji
· Kagamiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
Itai
· Onaruto-beya · OitaOita
5
Arai
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
6
Tenma
· Nishonoseki-beya · ChibaChiba
7
Daihi
· Oyama-beya · AichiAichi
8
9
Kototateyama
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
10
Kotochitose
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Taninohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
12
Kotonoryu
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
13
Hikarinoyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
14
Kaminosato
· Taiho-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
15
Suwada
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
16
Hayateryu
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
17
Ryuki
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
18
Raiko
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
19
Onogawa#
· Kise-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
20
Tamatsushima
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
21
Oarashi
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
22
Kakureizan
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
23
Genkaiho
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
24
Fujinoryu
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
25
Takanomine
· Izutsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
26
Daimon
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
27
Kasuganada
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
28
Ryushoyama
· Taiho-beya · AichiAichi
29
Kitanohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
30
Shinzan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
31
Ayanoumi
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
32
Shiraiwa
· Kiriyama-beya · AkitaAkita
33
Nishinofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
34
Yoshinotani
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
35
Okoma
· Kagamiyama-beya · AomoriAomori
36
Daijuyama
· Futagoyama-beya · NiigataNiigata
37
Koganenishiki
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
38
Shoji
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
39
Hidaka
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
40
Ofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
41
Edonami
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
42
Tonoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
43
Taigiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
44
Kaio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
45
Takinoumi
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
46
Miyoshiyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
47
Tochiizumi
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
48
Fujinosato
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
49
Wakatsukuba
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
50
Hanada
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
51
Maedahana
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
52
Hoshisatsuma
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
53
Omisugi
· Hanaregoma-beya · OsakaOsaka
54
Jingaku
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
55
Futagonishiki
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
56
Yano
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
57
Suigo
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
58
Iwatora
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
59
Wakanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · NiigataNiigata
60
Takabayama
· Miyagino-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
61
Sadanoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
62
Hokutenyu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
63
Chikubayama
· Miyagino-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
64
Oko
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
65
Jakuetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
66
Takachiho
· Dewanoumi-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
67
Kotonosato
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
68
Shiunzan
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
69
Chiyonishiki
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
70
Harunafuji
· Taiho-beya · GunmaGunma
71
Koboyama
· Kumagatani-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
72
Kirishima
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
73
Fukumoto
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
74
Hidenohama
· Mihogaseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
75
Wakanosato
· Tatsutagawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
76
Wakataisho
· Taiho-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
77
Sekinohana
· Isegahama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
78
Tochiomi
· Kasugano-beya · ShigaShiga
79
Oyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
80
Tatsukuni
· Tatsunami-beya · MieMie
81
Kisenoumi
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
82
Takanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AichiAichi
83
Kiyonokawa
· Isegahama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
84
Tochiminato
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
85
Shiunji
· Dewanoumi-beya · SagaSaga
86
Enryu
· Hanakago-beya · GunmaGunma
87
Yamatoiwa
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
88
Seikozan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
89
Shinryu
· Taiho-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
90
Tamatoshu#
· Kataonami-beya · KochiKochi
91
Oumi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
92
Konryu#
· Tatsunami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
93
Tsunenoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
94
Fujinoiwa
· Kokonoe-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
95
Tengozan
· Kise-beya · NiigataNiigata
96
Moiwadake
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
97
Yutaka
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
98
Daitetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
99
Nantaisan
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
100
Imaiyama
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
101
Tagaryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
102
Terusakae
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
103
Masuda
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
104
Tominoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
105
Amazuryu#
· Hanaregoma-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
106
Akinoshu
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
107
Godaisan
· Taiho-beya · KochiKochi
108
Araki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
109
Tatsuyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
110
Tamaonami
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
111
Makimoto
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
112
Genbayama#
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
113
Kinoshita
· Dewanoumi-beya · MieMie
114
Tokiaoi#
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
115
Shoryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
116
Fujigatake
· Kokonoe-beya · AomoriAomori
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Masuhiryu
· Mihogaseki-beya · NaraNara
-
Daikyo
· Hanaregoma-beya · AkitaAkita
120
Takanoyama
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
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.