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 11›
· as of Day 11
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
3
Toyonoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
4
Tokitsuumi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
5
Kushimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
6
Akinoshu
· Izutsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
7
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
8
Kaiho
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
9
Daihisho
· Asahiyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
10
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
11
Wakanojo
· Magaki-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
12
Zenshinyama
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
13
Dewaarashi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
14
Wakashoyo
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
15
Ohinode
· Tatsunami-beya · HyogoHyogo
16
Wakahayato
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
17
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
18
Tomonohana
· Tatsunami-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
19
Oginohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
20
Daishoho
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
21
Chiyotenzan
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
22
Tokitsunada
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokushimaTokushima
23
24
Kotogaume
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
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Daizen
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Sunahama
· Takasago-beya · U.S.A.
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.