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 14›
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 14
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Toki
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
2
Hoshitango
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
3
Mutetsuyama
· Musashigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
4
Suzuki
· Irumagawa-beya · MieMie
5
Tochitenko
· Kasugano-beya · GunmaGunma
6
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
7
Tamanohana
· Kataonami-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
8
Asahisato
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
9
Arashi
· Kokonoe-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
10
Takamihana
· Azumazeki-beya · SaitamaSaitama
11
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
12
Ishide
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
13
Tsuchihashi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
14
Muko
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
15
Kashimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
16
17
Fukukoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
18
Shinmei
· Musashigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
19
Kitaazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
20
Kyokutenzan
· Oshima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
21
Kanechika
· Kitanoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
22
Tochinofuji
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
23
Okamoto
· Kasugano-beya · SagaSaga
24
Masutsuyoshi
· Mihogaseki-beya · KochiKochi
25
Kiyonofuji
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
26
Ominato
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
27
Takatosho
· Naruto-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
28
Kyokubenten
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
29
Takanohikari
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
30
Ohidake
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
31
Saigo
· Nakamura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
32
Susanoumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
33
Hiroseyama
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
34
Tomikaze
· Oguruma-beya · AichiAichi
35
Wakaazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
36
Kinkaiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
37
Gokenzan
· Takanohana-beya · KagawaKagawa
38
Chiyonowaka
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
39
Kaigatake
· Michinoku-beya · AomoriAomori
40
Dairyu
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
41
Takanosho
· Takanohana-beya · AichiAichi
42
Masuhayato
· Mihogaseki-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
43
Hoshiandesu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
44
Otakayama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
45
Wakakaze
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
46
Daishinki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
47
Toshinyama
· Tamanoi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
48
Yutakafuji
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
49
Fusanosato
· Tatsutagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
50
Chiyonosho
· Kokonoe-beya · AomoriAomori
51
Kotofujimoto
· Sadogatake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
52
Daiki
· Azumazeki-beya · U.S.A.
53
Tomoefuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
54
Fusakaze
· Wakamatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
55
Otoryu
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
56
Azumaumi
· Tamanoi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
57
58
59
Higotsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
60
Nakabuchi
· Takanohana-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
61
Komai
· Tomozuna-beya · AomoriAomori
62
Kogawa
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
63
Shimanoryu
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
64
Kotokanyu
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
65
Takaozaki
· Naruto-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
66
Nakao
· Matsugane-beya · ChibaChiba
67
Dewanofuji
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
68
Hokutohikari
· Hakkaku-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
69
Daiden
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
70
Kotonomine
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
71
Tochinoyama
· Chiganoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
72
Aranonami
· Musashigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
73
Masunobori
· Mihogaseki-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
74
Shigenoumi
· Musashigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
75
Sotogahama
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
76
Musashifuji
· Musashigawa-beya · TochigiTochigi
77
Kiyonoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
78
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
79
Kyokuryuzan
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
80
Dewataira
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
81
Subaru
· Takasago-beya · NaganoNagano
82
Tatsukabuto
· Kabutoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
83
Shirata
· Futagoyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
84
Yachi
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
85
Fujinohana
· Takanohana-beya · SaitamaSaitama
86
Fukuzono
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
87
Wakainami
· Tatsunami-beya · TokyoTokyo
88
Tokiyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
89
Ishizaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
90
Munakata
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
91
Tokiryu
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
92
Narimatsu
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
93
Nanbara
· Minato-beya · OsakaOsaka
94
Shimatora
· Kitanoumi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
95
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
96
Tatsuhikari
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
97
Seifuriki
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
98
Ikemori
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
99
Sentoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · U.S.A.
100
Arauma
· Isenoumi-beya · NaraNara
101
Hidaka
· Tatsutagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
102
Mutsuhokkai
· Ajigawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
103
Matsuo
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
104
Tochishimizu
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
105
Kototaishu
· Sadogatake-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
106
Umenosato
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
107
Tanaka
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
108
Arawaka
· Miyagino-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
109
Kuniazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
110
Torafusuyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
111
Dewanosato
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
112
Gokokuyama
· Magaki-beya · OitaOita
113
Kirinami
· Tatsunami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Kasuganishiki
· Kasugano-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Wakayuki
· Matsugane-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Amagifuji
· Nakamura-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Daitengo
· Taiho-beya · SagaSaga
118
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
119
Masakaze
· Oguruma-beya · YamagataYamagata
120
Shiunryu
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
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.