Hatsu 1997 Haru 1997 Natsu 1997 Nagoya 1997 Aki 1997 CONCLUDED
Natsu Basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 May · Tokyo
★ Makuuchi yūshō
Akebono Taro · 13–2 · playoff Yokozuna › Ōzeki › Sekiwake › Komusubi › Maegashira › Jūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Makuuchi › Jūryō › Makushita › Sandanme › Jonidan › Jonokuchi Jonidan · final standings
384 rikishi
5th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Jd35e
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Jd69e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Jd85e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
12
Jd96w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
13
Jd98e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
14
Jd99w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
15
Jd111w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
16
Jd124e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
17
Jd130w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
18
Jd148w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Jd153w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Jd161e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Jd163w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Jd184e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Jd188w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Jd10e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Jd11e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Jd12w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Jd17e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Jd19w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Jd24w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Jd27e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Jd31e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Jd32w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Jd35w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Jd37w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Jd40w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Jd44w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Jd50w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Jd53e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Jd58w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Jd66e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Jd67e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
43
Jd67w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
44
Jd69w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
45
Jd74e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
46
Jd74w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
47
Jd77w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
48
Jd78w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
49
Jd88w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
50
Jd89e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
51
Jd93w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
52
Jd102w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
53
Jd104e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Jd107e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
55
Jd108e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
56
Jd115e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
57
Jd118e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
58
Jd119w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
59
Jd121e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
60
Jd123w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Jd127w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Jd129w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Jd131w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Jd138e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Jd138w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Jd139w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Jd145e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Jd148e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Jd150e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Jd158w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Jd159e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Jd163e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Jd168e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Jd168w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Jd172w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Jd174e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Jd176e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Jd177w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Jd178w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Jd182e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Jd189w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Jd192w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Jd11w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Jd16w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Jd17w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Jd18w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Jd20e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Jd20w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
95
Jd21e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
96
Jd22e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
97
Jd26w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
98
Jd29w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
99
Jd31w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
100
Jd32e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
101
Jd38e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
102
Jd38w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
103
Jd40e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
104
Jd41e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
105
Jd47w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
106
Jd48e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
107
Jd49w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
108
Jd50e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
109
Jd54e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
110
Jd55e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
111
Jd55w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
112
Jd56w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
113
Jd60w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
114
Jd61e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
115
Jd61w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
116
Jd62e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
117
Jd62w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
118
Jd65w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
119
Jd68e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
120
Jd73e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
121
Jd75e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
122
Jd82e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
123
Jd82w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
124
Jd83e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
125
Jd85w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
126
Jd87e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
127
Jd89w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
128
Jd91e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
129
Jd92e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
130
Jd92w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
131
Jd94e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
132
Jd98w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
133
Jd99e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
134
Jd100e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
135
Jd103e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
136
Jd105w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
137
Jd107w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
138
Jd109w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
139
Jd114w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
140
Jd115w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
141
Jd116e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
142
Jd117w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
143
Jd119e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
144
Jd120e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
145
Jd121w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
146
Jd122w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
147
Jd125w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
148
Jd131e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
149
Jd133e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
150
Jd134e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
151
Jd135e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
152
Jd136e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
153
Jd136w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
154
Jd140w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
155
Jd142e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
156
Jd142w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
157
Jd144e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
158
Jd145w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
159
Jd146e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
160
Jd153e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
161
Jd154w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
162
Jd155w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
163
Jd157w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
164
Jd161w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
165
Jd162e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
166
Jd162w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
167
Jd164w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
168
Jd166e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
169
Jd169e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
170
Jd170e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
171
Jd171e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
172
Jd171w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
173
Jd180w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
174
Jd181e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
175
Jd181w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
176
Jd183e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
177
Jd184w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
178
Jd185e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
179
Jd187e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
180
Jd189e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
181
Jd191w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
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
Edo-Tokyo Museum↗ - Massive history museum next door, reopened March 2026 after a four-year refurbishment. ▾ Sumida River↗ - Riverside walks, water-bus cruises, fireworks in summer. ▾ Tokyo Skytree↗ - Visible from the arena, walkable in 30 minutes via the Sumida. ▾ 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.
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