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 5›
· as of Day 5
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Terunoyama
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
2
Hoo
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
3
Kotonofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
Kotogatake
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
6
Kagetora
· Kokonoe-beya · IwateIwate
7
Daigo
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
8
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
9
Mitsuruyama
· Taiho-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
10
Matsuyama
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
11
12
13
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
14
Hakuryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
15
Chiyonofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Daio
· Futagoyama-beya · ToyamaToyama
17
Suiryu
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
18
Shinko
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
19
Wakajishi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
20
Toryu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
21
Daisharin
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
22
Ryumon
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
23
Kokuni#
· Kiriyama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
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Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
25
Dairyugawa
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
26
Tamaryu
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
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.