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 4›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 4
112 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Kiyoasahi
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
2
Kitao
· Tatsunami-beya · MieMie
3
Tatsufuji
· Tatsunami-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
4
Tejima
· Oshiogawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
5
Ishioka
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Kishikawa
· Hanaregoma-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
7
Hoshi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Chiba
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Sanosachi
· Kagamiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Osawa
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
11
Ito
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
Takamichi
· Tatsutagawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Yoshinobori
· Oyama-beya · ChibaChiba
14
Nunokawa
· Tokitsukaze-beya · SaitamaSaitama
15
Imanishi
· Izutsu-beya · NaraNara
16
Goto
· Kokonoe-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
17
Tokairyu
· Mihogaseki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
18
Asano
· Kasugano-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
19
Noguchi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
20
Nishimura
· Oshiogawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
21
Akiyama
· Kasugayama-beya · GifuGifu
22
Shibata
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
23
Kotonanshu
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
24
Miyoshi
· Kasugano-beya · FukushimaFukushima
25
Yoshinoumi
· Kumagatani-beya · ShigaShiga
26
Mutsuwaka
· Ajigawa-beya · NiigataNiigata
27
Nishizuka
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
28
Satake
· Futagoyama-beya · HyogoHyogo
29
Wakatenyu
· Onaruto-beya · AomoriAomori
30
Kotogaume
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
31
Wakasuzuki
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
32
Tamanomine
· Kise-beya · SaitamaSaitama
33
Tanaka
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
34
Kinugawa
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
35
Toyokawa
· Isenoumi-beya · AichiAichi
36
Orikasa
· Kagamiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
37
Kajii
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
38
Sawahata
· Miyagino-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
39
Kudo
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
40
Futasekaze
· Asahiyama-beya · IwateIwate
41
Mori
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
42
Konishi
· Hanaregoma-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
43
Nakajima
· Kagamiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
44
Kotosoun
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
45
Ikeda
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
46
Shimazaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · KochiKochi
47
Hirayama
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
48
Wakanobori
· Oyama-beya · WakayamaWakayama
49
Abiru
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
50
Kobayashi
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
51
Tanakayama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
52
Miura
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
53
Hayashi
· Hanaregoma-beya · TokyoTokyo
54
Tamakotetsu
· Onaruto-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
55
Kotoishi
· Sadogatake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
56
Iida
· Wakamatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
57
Kuma
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
58
Fujinohana
· Isenoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
59
Ara
· Kasugano-beya · ChibaChiba
60
Hokuyu
· Onaruto-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
61
Chitoseyama
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
62
Horie
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
63
Honda
· Futagoyama-beya · HyogoHyogo
64
Yoshinohana
· Kumagatani-beya · SaitamaSaitama
65
Kotoazuma
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
66
Arima
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
67
Kawada
· Futagoyama-beya · EhimeEhime
68
Nishinosato
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
69
Kotonosato
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
70
Ono
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
71
Matsuura
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
72
Kotogatani
· Sadogatake-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
73
Nishihara
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
74
Kotonokawa
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Hinokuchi
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Arikawa
· Oshiogawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Yasuda
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Tsuchida
· Kokonoe-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Muta
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Okino
· Kasugano-beya · FukushimaFukushima
-
Motonami
· Futagoyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Kawaue
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Hibikinada
· Mihogaseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Sakurai
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Tsuchigiyama#
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
-
Narutoiwa
· Onaruto-beya · AichiAichi
87
Sasaki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
88
Sogabe
· Futagoyama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
89
Wakamomiji
· Nishonoseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
90
Ikuno
· Futagoyama-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
91
Kishiro
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
92
93
Sasahara
· Kasugano-beya · YamagataYamagata
94
Izunishiki
· Kagamiyama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
95
Sugawara
· Kagamiyama-beya · AkitaAkita
96
Tachihikari
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
97
Kurokawa
· Taiho-beya · TokyoTokyo
98
Kajiwara
· Futagoyama-beya · TokushimaTokushima
99
Yoshimura
· Hanaregoma-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
100
Takeura
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
101
Kadoma
· Futagoyama-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
102
Wakanishiki
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
103
Samugawa#
· Hanakago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
104
Taninaka
· Isegahama-beya · ChibaChiba
105
Ishii
· Futagoyama-beya · ChibaChiba
106
Asakura
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
107
Matsumoto
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
108
Kashima
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
109
Sunagawa
· Isegahama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
110
Kotonaniwa
· Sadogatake-beya · OsakaOsaka
111
Tokunoyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
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.