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