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