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›
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 11
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Hoshitango
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
2
Toki
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
3
Suzuki
· Irumagawa-beya · MieMie
4
Tochitenko
· Kasugano-beya · GunmaGunma
5
Fukukoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
6
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
7
Tamanohana
· Kataonami-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
8
Mutetsuyama
· Musashigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
9
Kiyonofuji
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
10
Ominato
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
11
Arashi
· Kokonoe-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
12
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
13
Ishide
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
14
Tsuchihashi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
15
Muko
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
16
Asahisato
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
17
Kanechika
· Kitanoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
18
Hiroseyama
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
19
Dairyu
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
20
Masuhayato
· Mihogaseki-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
21
Kyokubenten
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
22
23
Otakayama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
24
Ohidake
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
25
Shinmei
· Musashigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
26
Yutakafuji
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
27
Kitaazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
28
Susanoumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
29
Daiki
· Azumazeki-beya · U.S.A.
30
Tochinofuji
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
31
Okamoto
· Kasugano-beya · SagaSaga
32
Masutsuyoshi
· Mihogaseki-beya · KochiKochi
33
Tomikaze
· Oguruma-beya · AichiAichi
34
Tomoefuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
35
Takamihana
· Azumazeki-beya · SaitamaSaitama
36
Gokenzan
· Takanohana-beya · KagawaKagawa
37
Chiyonosho
· Kokonoe-beya · AomoriAomori
38
Chiyonowaka
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
39
Takatosho
· Naruto-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
40
Shigenoumi
· Musashigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
41
Kashimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
42
Azumaumi
· Tamanoi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
43
Takanohikari
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
44
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
45
Dewataira
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
46
Toshinyama
· Tamanoi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
47
Higotsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
48
Kyokutenzan
· Oshima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
49
Kogawa
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
50
Saigo
· Nakamura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
51
Shimanoryu
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
52
Kotokanyu
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
53
Kotofujimoto
· Sadogatake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
54
Hokutohikari
· Hakkaku-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
55
Kotonomine
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
56
Kinkaiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
57
Masunobori
· Mihogaseki-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
58
Kaigatake
· Michinoku-beya · AomoriAomori
59
Otoryu
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
60
Takanosho
· Takanohana-beya · AichiAichi
61
Musashifuji
· Musashigawa-beya · TochigiTochigi
62
Hoshiandesu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
63
Daishinki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
64
Tatsukabuto
· Kabutoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
65
Fusanosato
· Tatsutagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
66
Nakabuchi
· Takanohana-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
67
Nakao
· Matsugane-beya · ChibaChiba
68
Dewanofuji
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
69
Shirata
· Futagoyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
70
Wakaazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
71
Yachi
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
72
Fusakaze
· Wakamatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
73
Aranonami
· Musashigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
74
Fukuzono
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
75
Kiyonoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
76
Kyokuryuzan
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
77
Wakakaze
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
78
Mutsuhokkai
· Ajigawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
79
80
Subaru
· Takasago-beya · NaganoNagano
81
82
Tochishimizu
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
83
Komai
· Tomozuna-beya · AomoriAomori
84
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
85
Takaozaki
· Naruto-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
86
Seifuriki
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
87
Daiden
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
88
Arauma
· Isenoumi-beya · NaraNara
89
Tochinoyama
· Chiganoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
90
Fujinohana
· Takanohana-beya · SaitamaSaitama
91
Tokiyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
92
Ishizaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
93
Hidaka
· Tatsutagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
94
Munakata
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
95
Shimatora
· Kitanoumi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
96
Ikemori
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
97
Sentoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · U.S.A.
98
Wakainami
· Tatsunami-beya · TokyoTokyo
99
Sotogahama
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
100
Dewanosato
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
101
Tanaka
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
102
Tokiryu
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
103
Matsuo
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
104
Narimatsu
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
105
Arawaka
· Miyagino-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
106
Nanbara
· Minato-beya · OsakaOsaka
107
Kirinami
· Tatsunami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
108
Tatsuhikari
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
109
Kuniazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
110
Torafusuyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
111
Umenosato
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
112
Kototaishu
· Sadogatake-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
-
Kasuganishiki
· Kasugano-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Wakayuki
· Matsugane-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Amagifuji
· Nakamura-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Daitengo
· Taiho-beya · SagaSaga
117
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
118
Masakaze
· Oguruma-beya · YamagataYamagata
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.