CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1997

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
: Toki Susumu
: Kimenryu Masaki
: Ranbo Shosuke
: Fujiryu Masaru
‹Day 10›
Playoff

Tied at 6–1, Toki won the 7-way playoff against Hoshitango, Mutetsuyama, Suzuki, Tochitenko, Wakakosho and Tamanohana to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 10
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Hoshitango
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
2
Suzuki
· Irumagawa-beya · MieMie
3
Tamanohana
· Kataonami-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
4
Toki
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
5
Asahisato
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
6
Mutetsuyama
· Musashigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
7
Kiyonofuji
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
8
Ominato
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Arashi
· Kokonoe-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
10
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
11
Ishide
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
12
Tsuchihashi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Tochitenko
· Kasugano-beya · GunmaGunma
14
Muko
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
15
Masuhayato
· Mihogaseki-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
16
Kyokubenten
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
17
Fukukoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
18
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
19
Shinmei
· Musashigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
20
Kitaazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
21
Kanechika
· Kitanoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
22
Kotofujimoto
· Sadogatake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
23
Susanoumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
24
Daiki
· Azumazeki-beya · U.S.A.
25
Tochinofuji
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
26
Okamoto
· Kasugano-beya · SagaSaga
27
Hokutohikari
· Hakkaku-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
28
Masutsuyoshi
· Mihogaseki-beya · KochiKochi
29
Hiroseyama
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
30
Tomikaze
· Oguruma-beya · AichiAichi
31
Tomoefuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
32
Takamihana
· Azumazeki-beya · SaitamaSaitama
33
Gokenzan
· Takanohana-beya · KagawaKagawa
34
Chiyonosho
· Kokonoe-beya · AomoriAomori
35
Chiyonowaka
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
36
Dairyu
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
37
Takatosho
· Naruto-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
38
Shigenoumi
· Musashigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
39
Otoryu
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
40
Kashimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
41
Azumaumi
· Tamanoi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
42
Takanohikari
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
43
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
44
45
Hoshiandesu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
46
Otakayama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
47
Dewataira
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
48
Daishinki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
49
Ohidake
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
50
Toshinyama
· Tamanoi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
51
Tatsukabuto
· Kabutoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
52
Yutakafuji
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
53
Higotsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
54
Nakabuchi
· Takanohana-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
55
Kyokutenzan
· Oshima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
56
Kogawa
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
57
Saigo
· Nakamura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
58
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
59
Shimanoryu
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
60
Kotokanyu
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
61
Nakao
· Matsugane-beya · ChibaChiba
62
Seifuriki
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
63
Dewanofuji
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
64
Shirata
· Futagoyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
65
Wakaazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
66
Yachi
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
67
Arauma
· Isenoumi-beya · NaraNara
68
Kotonomine
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
69
Kinkaiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
70
Fusakaze
· Wakamatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
71
Fujinohana
· Takanohana-beya · SaitamaSaitama
72
Aranonami
· Musashigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
73
Fukuzono
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
74
Masunobori
· Mihogaseki-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
75
Kaigatake
· Michinoku-beya · AomoriAomori
76
Tokiyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
77
Takanosho
· Takanohana-beya · AichiAichi
78
Ishizaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
79
Hidaka
· Tatsutagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
80
Musashifuji
· Musashigawa-beya · TochigiTochigi
81
Kiyonoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
82
Munakata
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
83
Kyokuryuzan
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
84
Wakakaze
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
85
Mutsuhokkai
· Ajigawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
86
87
Subaru
· Takasago-beya · NaganoNagano
88
89
Tochishimizu
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
90
Fusanosato
· Tatsutagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
91
Shimatora
· Kitanoumi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
92
Komai
· Tomozuna-beya · AomoriAomori
93
Kuniazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
94
Takaozaki
· Naruto-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
95
Ikemori
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
96
Sentoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · U.S.A.
97
Torafusuyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
98
Daiden
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
99
Tochinoyama
· Chiganoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
100
Umenosato
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
101
Wakainami
· Tatsunami-beya · TokyoTokyo
102
Sotogahama
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
103
Dewanosato
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
104
Tanaka
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
105
Tokiryu
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
106
Matsuo
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
107
Narimatsu
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
108
Arawaka
· Miyagino-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
109
Nanbara
· Minato-beya · OsakaOsaka
110
Kirinami
· Tatsunami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
111
Kototaishu
· Sadogatake-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
-
Kasuganishiki
· Kasugano-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Wakayuki
· Matsugane-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Amagifuji
· Nakamura-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Daitengo
· Taiho-beya · SagaSaga
116
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
117
Masakaze
· Oguruma-beya · YamagataYamagata
118
Tatsuhikari
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
119
Shiunryu
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
120
Gokokuyama
· Magaki-beya · OitaOita
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.