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 2›
· as of Day 2
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
3
Dewaarashi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
4
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
5
Kaiho
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Oginohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
7
Kushimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
8
Daihisho
· Asahiyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
9
Wakanojo
· Magaki-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
10
Akinoshu
· Izutsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
11
Daishoho
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
Wakashoyo
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Ohinode
· Tatsunami-beya · HyogoHyogo
14
Tomonohana
· Tatsunami-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
15
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
16
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
17
Wakahayato
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
18
Chiyotenzan
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
19
Tokitsuumi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
-
Daizen
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Sunahama
· Takasago-beya · U.S.A.
22
Tokitsunada
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokushimaTokushima
23
Zenshinyama
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
24
25
Toyonoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
26
Kotogaume
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
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.