CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1981

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 May · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
: Ofuji Keiji
: Raiko#
‹Day 3›
· as of Day 3
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Takamisugi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
2
Mitsuruyama
· Taiho-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
3
Koboyama
· Kumagatani-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
4
5
Azumanada
· Hanaregoma-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Daio
· Futagoyama-beya · ToyamaToyama
7
Tamakiyama
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
8
Oyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
9
10
Hakuryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
11
Daihi
· Oyama-beya · AichiAichi
12
Saisu
· Kiriyama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
13
Matsuyama
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
14
15
Wakajishi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
16
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
17
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
18
Aobajo
· Oshiogawa-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
19
Shinko
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
20
Kotowaka
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
21
Kotonofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Yutakayama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
23
Takabayama
· Miyagino-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
24
Fujinoiwa
· Kokonoe-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
25
Daigo
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
26
Tochitsurugi
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
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.