CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1991

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 12-26 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 12›
· as of Day 12
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Wakashoyo
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
2
Daishoho
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
3
Owakamatsu
· Taiho-beya · SaitamaSaitama
4
Mainoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
5
Tatsuhikari
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
6
7
Daikiko
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
8
Takanonami
· Takanohana-beya · AomoriAomori
9
10
Kumao
· Takasago-beya · SaitamaSaitama
11
Komafudo
· Hanaregoma-beya · ToyamaToyama
12
13
Daizen
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
14
Sasshunada
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
15
Kotohakusan
· Sadogatake-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
16
Naminohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
17
Tamaryu
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
18
Kiraiho
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
19
Tsunenoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
20
Yoshinobori
· Kumagatani-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
21
Hitachiryu
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
22
Asahisato
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
23
Kyokugozan
· Oshima-beya · ChibaChiba
24
Daigaku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
25
Ryugahama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
26
Tagaryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
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.