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 6›
· as of Day 6
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Onishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · NiigataNiigata
2
Iwatora
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
3
Shoho
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
4
Kotonoryu
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
5
Hikarinoyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Okoma
· Kagamiyama-beya · AomoriAomori
7
Sanofuji
· Kagamiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Itai
· Onaruto-beya · OitaOita
9
Taigiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
10
Arai
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
11
Tochiizumi
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
12
Oarashi
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
13
Genkaiho
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
14
Omisugi
· Hanaregoma-beya · OsakaOsaka
15
Futagonishiki
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
16
Daihi
· Oyama-beya · AichiAichi
17
Takabayama
· Miyagino-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
18
19
Chikubayama
· Miyagino-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
20
Kototateyama
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
21
Kotochitose
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Ryushoyama
· Taiho-beya · AichiAichi
23
Shinzan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
24
Jakuetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
25
Takachiho
· Dewanoumi-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
26
Ayanoumi
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
27
Taninohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
28
Nishinofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
29
Yoshinotani
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
30
Koboyama
· Kumagatani-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
31
Kirishima
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
32
Shoji
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
33
Kaminosato
· Taiho-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
34
Hidaka
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
35
Ofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
36
Edonami
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
37
Tonoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
38
Suwada
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
39
Sekinohana
· Isegahama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
40
Hayateryu
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
41
Ryuki
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
42
Raiko
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
43
Kaio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
44
Onogawa#
· Kise-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
45
Takinoumi
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
46
Miyoshiyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
47
Tamatsushima
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
48
Takanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AichiAichi
49
Tenma
· Nishonoseki-beya · ChibaChiba
50
Shiunji
· Dewanoumi-beya · SagaSaga
51
Kakureizan
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
52
Maedahana
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
53
Hoshisatsuma
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
54
Godaisan
· Taiho-beya · KochiKochi
55
Yamatoiwa
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
56
Takanomine
· Izutsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
57
Shinryu
· Taiho-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
58
Tamatoshu#
· Kataonami-beya · KochiKochi
59
Oumi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
60
Wakanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · NiigataNiigata
61
Sadanoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
62
Hokutenyu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
63
Tsunenoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
64
Kasuganada
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
65
Oko
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
66
Kitanohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
67
Shiraiwa
· Kiriyama-beya · AkitaAkita
68
Kotonosato
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
69
Moiwadake
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
70
Shiunzan
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
71
Chiyonishiki
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
72
Yutaka
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
73
Daijuyama
· Futagoyama-beya · NiigataNiigata
74
Koganenishiki
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
75
Daitetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
76
Konryu#
· Tatsunami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
77
Fukumoto
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
78
Hidenohama
· Mihogaseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
79
Imaiyama
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
80
Wakanosato
· Tatsutagawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
81
Wakataisho
· Taiho-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
82
Tochiomi
· Kasugano-beya · ShigaShiga
83
Tagaryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
84
Terusakae
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
85
Tominoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
86
Oyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
87
Tatsukuni
· Tatsunami-beya · MieMie
88
Amazuryu#
· Hanaregoma-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
89
Kisenoumi
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
90
Fujinosato
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
91
Tochiminato
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
92
Wakatsukuba
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
93
Tokiaoi#
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
94
Akinoshu
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
95
Fujinoryu
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
96
Hanada
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
97
Araki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
98
Shoryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
99
Tatsuyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
100
Fujigatake
· Kokonoe-beya · AomoriAomori
101
Daimon
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
102
Suigo
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
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Masuhiryu
· Mihogaseki-beya · NaraNara
-
Daikyo
· Hanaregoma-beya · AkitaAkita
106
Tamaonami
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
107
Fujinoiwa
· Kokonoe-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
108
Tengozan
· Kise-beya · NiigataNiigata
109
Makimoto
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
110
Harunafuji
· Taiho-beya · GunmaGunma
111
Nantaisan
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
112
Takanoyama
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
113
Masuda
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
114
Genbayama#
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
115
Kinoshita
· Dewanoumi-beya · MieMie
116
Kiyonokawa
· Isegahama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
117
Enryu
· Hanakago-beya · GunmaGunma
118
Seikozan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
119
Jingaku
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
120
Yano
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
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.