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