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 3›
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 3
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Toki
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
2
Kotofujimoto
· Sadogatake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
3
Hoshitango
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
4
Arashi
· Kokonoe-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
5
Suzuki
· Irumagawa-beya · MieMie
6
Chiyonosho
· Kokonoe-beya · AomoriAomori
7
Aranonami
· Musashigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
8
Tsuchihashi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Asahisato
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
10
Kanechika
· Kitanoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
11
Seifuriki
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
12
Dewanofuji
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
13
Okamoto
· Kasugano-beya · SagaSaga
14
Hokutohikari
· Hakkaku-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
15
Hiroseyama
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
16
Kiyonofuji
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
17
Wakaazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
18
Arauma
· Isenoumi-beya · NaraNara
19
Tomoefuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
20
Takamihana
· Azumazeki-beya · SaitamaSaitama
21
Dairyu
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
22
Takatosho
· Naruto-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
23
Tochitenko
· Kasugano-beya · GunmaGunma
24
Otoryu
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Muko
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
26
Masuhayato
· Mihogaseki-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
27
Kashimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
28
Kyokubenten
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
29
Hidaka
· Tatsutagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
30
Musashifuji
· Musashigawa-beya · TochigiTochigi
31
Takanohikari
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
32
33
Hoshiandesu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
34
Otakayama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
35
Fukukoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
36
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
37
Daishinki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
38
Mutsuhokkai
· Ajigawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
39
Ohidake
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
40
41
Tamanohana
· Kataonami-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
42
43
Shinmei
· Musashigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
44
Yutakafuji
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
45
Kitaazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
46
Nanbara
· Minato-beya · OsakaOsaka
47
Fusanosato
· Tatsutagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
48
Shimatora
· Kitanoumi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
49
Kirinami
· Tatsunami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
50
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
51
Shimanoryu
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
52
Kuniazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
53
Daiki
· Azumazeki-beya · U.S.A.
54
Tochinofuji
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
55
Mutetsuyama
· Musashigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
56
Masutsuyoshi
· Mihogaseki-beya · KochiKochi
57
Ominato
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
58
Daiden
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
59
Tochinoyama
· Chiganoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
60
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
61
Gokenzan
· Takanohana-beya · KagawaKagawa
62
Fujinohana
· Takanohana-beya · SaitamaSaitama
63
Fukuzono
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
64
Tokiyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
65
Shigenoumi
· Musashigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
66
Takanosho
· Takanohana-beya · AichiAichi
67
Ishizaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
68
Azumaumi
· Tamanoi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
69
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
70
Kyokuryuzan
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
71
Tokiryu
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
72
Dewataira
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
73
Matsuo
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
74
Toshinyama
· Tamanoi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
75
Tatsukabuto
· Kabutoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
76
Tochishimizu
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
77
Nakabuchi
· Takanohana-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
78
Kyokutenzan
· Oshima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
-
Kasuganishiki
· Kasugano-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Wakayuki
· Matsugane-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Amagifuji
· Nakamura-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Daitengo
· Taiho-beya · SagaSaga
83
Kogawa
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
84
Saigo
· Nakamura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
85
Tatsuhikari
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
86
Susanoumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
87
Takaozaki
· Naruto-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
88
Nakao
· Matsugane-beya · ChibaChiba
89
Tomikaze
· Oguruma-beya · AichiAichi
90
Torafusuyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
91
Kinkaiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
92
Fusakaze
· Wakamatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
93
Ishide
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
94
Shiunryu
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
95
Umenosato
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
96
Chiyonowaka
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
97
Masunobori
· Mihogaseki-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
98
Kaigatake
· Michinoku-beya · AomoriAomori
99
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
100
Kotokanyu
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
101
Ikemori
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
102
Shirata
· Futagoyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
103
Sentoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · U.S.A.
104
Yachi
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
105
Kotonomine
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
106
Wakainami
· Tatsunami-beya · TokyoTokyo
107
Sotogahama
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
108
Dewanosato
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
109
Tanaka
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
110
Kiyonoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
111
Munakata
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
112
Wakakaze
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
113
Gokokuyama
· Magaki-beya · OitaOita
114
Narimatsu
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
115
Subaru
· Takasago-beya · NaganoNagano
116
Arawaka
· Miyagino-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
117
Higotsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
118
Masakaze
· Oguruma-beya · YamagataYamagata
119
Komai
· Tomozuna-beya · AomoriAomori
120
Kototaishu
· Sadogatake-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
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.