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Natsu Basho 1997 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 Playoff
Tied at 7–0, Kimenryu won the playoff against Kaiko to take the yūshō.
Sandanme · final standings
200 rikishi
4th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Sd20e
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Sd65w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Sd66w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
12
Sd86w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
13
Sd95w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
17
Sd11e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
18
Sd12w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Sd18w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Sd19e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Sd23e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Sd24e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Sd28e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Sd33e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Sd34w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Sd37w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Sd39e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Sd49e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Sd50e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Sd51w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Sd57e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Sd58w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Sd59w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Sd64w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Sd67w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Sd68w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Sd72w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Sd73e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Sd75w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Sd77w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Sd83e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Sd85w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
43
Sd86e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
44
Sd90w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
45
Sd97w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
46
Sd99e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
52
Sd13e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
53
Sd14w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Sd15e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
55
Sd16w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
56
Sd19w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
57
Sd22w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
58
Sd23w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
59
Sd25w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
60
Sd28w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Sd29w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Sd30w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Sd32w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Sd36e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Sd37e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Sd40e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Sd41e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Sd42w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Sd44w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Sd46w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Sd47e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Sd48e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Sd50w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Sd52w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Sd54w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Sd57w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Sd62e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Sd62w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Sd65e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Sd66e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Sd69e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Sd70e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Sd71e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Sd71w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Sd78e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Sd80e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Sd81w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Sd83w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Sd84e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Sd87e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Sd87w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Sd89e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Sd93w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Sd94w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
95
Sd96e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
96
Sd97e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
97
Sd100e
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.