CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1996

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 4›
· as of Day 4
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kushimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
2
Kotoryu
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
3
Rikio
· Naruto-beya · NaraNara
4
Kyokushuzan
· Oshima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
5
6
Yamato
· Magaki-beya · U.S.A.
7
Sunahama
· Takasago-beya · U.S.A.
8
Tochiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Zenshinyama
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
10
Kotoarashi
· Sadogatake-beya · OsakaOsaka
11
Daihisho
· Asahiyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
12
Saigo
· Nakamura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
13
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
14
Wakanojo
· Magaki-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
15
Asahisato
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
16
Tokitsunada
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokushimaTokushima
17
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
18
Wakahayato
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
19
Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
20
Toyonoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
21
Daizen
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
22
Kiraiho
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
23
Kanechika
· Kitanoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
24
Kotogaume
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
25
Chiyonowaka
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
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Tomonohana
· Tatsunami-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
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.