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 6›
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 6
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Kotofujimoto
· Sadogatake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
2
Hoshitango
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
3
Kiyonofuji
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
4
Arashi
· Kokonoe-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
5
Suzuki
· Irumagawa-beya · MieMie
6
Chiyonosho
· Kokonoe-beya · AomoriAomori
7
Tsuchihashi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
8
Tochitenko
· Kasugano-beya · GunmaGunma
9
Kyokubenten
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
10
Takanohikari
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
11
Daishinki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
12
Tamanohana
· Kataonami-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
13
Kitaazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
14
Toki
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
15
Asahisato
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
16
Shimanoryu
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
17
Kanechika
· Kitanoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
18
Susanoumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
19
Tochinofuji
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
20
Seifuriki
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
21
Mutetsuyama
· Musashigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
22
Okamoto
· Kasugano-beya · SagaSaga
23
Masutsuyoshi
· Mihogaseki-beya · KochiKochi
24
Ominato
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Tomikaze
· Oguruma-beya · AichiAichi
26
Wakaazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
27
Tomoefuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
28
Takamihana
· Azumazeki-beya · SaitamaSaitama
29
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
30
Ishide
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
31
Gokenzan
· Takanohana-beya · KagawaKagawa
32
Chiyonowaka
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
33
Aranonami
· Musashigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
34
Dairyu
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
35
Takatosho
· Naruto-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
36
Shigenoumi
· Musashigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
37
Muko
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
38
Takanosho
· Takanohana-beya · AichiAichi
39
Masuhayato
· Mihogaseki-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
40
Azumaumi
· Tamanoi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
41
Musashifuji
· Musashigawa-beya · TochigiTochigi
42
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
43
44
Hoshiandesu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
45
Otakayama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
46
Fukukoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
47
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
48
Dewataira
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
49
Ohidake
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
50
51
Shinmei
· Musashigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
52
Tatsukabuto
· Kabutoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
53
Tochishimizu
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
54
Fusanosato
· Tatsutagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
55
Nakabuchi
· Takanohana-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
56
Kyokutenzan
· Oshima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
57
Kogawa
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
58
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
59
Kotokanyu
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
60
Kuniazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
61
Daiki
· Azumazeki-beya · U.S.A.
62
Takaozaki
· Naruto-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
63
Nakao
· Matsugane-beya · ChibaChiba
64
Dewanofuji
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
65
Ikemori
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
66
Hokutohikari
· Hakkaku-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
67
Hiroseyama
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
68
Torafusuyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
69
Daiden
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
70
Yachi
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
71
Arauma
· Isenoumi-beya · NaraNara
72
Tochinoyama
· Chiganoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
73
Kinkaiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
74
Fusakaze
· Wakamatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
75
Fujinohana
· Takanohana-beya · SaitamaSaitama
76
Fukuzono
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
77
Masunobori
· Mihogaseki-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
78
Kaigatake
· Michinoku-beya · AomoriAomori
79
Tokiyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
80
Otoryu
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
81
Sotogahama
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
82
Ishizaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
83
Kashimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
84
Tanaka
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
85
Hidaka
· Tatsutagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
86
Munakata
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
87
Kyokuryuzan
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
88
Tokiryu
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
89
Wakakaze
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
90
Mutsuhokkai
· Ajigawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
91
Matsuo
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
92
Subaru
· Takasago-beya · NaganoNagano
93
Toshinyama
· Tamanoi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
94
95
Yutakafuji
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
96
Higotsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
97
Nanbara
· Minato-beya · OsakaOsaka
98
Shimatora
· Kitanoumi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
99
Kirinami
· Tatsunami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
100
Komai
· Tomozuna-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Kasuganishiki
· Kasugano-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Wakayuki
· Matsugane-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Amagifuji
· Nakamura-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Daitengo
· Taiho-beya · SagaSaga
105
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
106
Masakaze
· Oguruma-beya · YamagataYamagata
107
Saigo
· Nakamura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
108
Tatsuhikari
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
109
Shirata
· Futagoyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
110
Sentoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · U.S.A.
111
Kotonomine
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
112
Shiunryu
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
113
Umenosato
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
114
Wakainami
· Tatsunami-beya · TokyoTokyo
115
Dewanosato
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
116
Kiyonoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
117
Gokokuyama
· Magaki-beya · OitaOita
118
Narimatsu
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
119
Arawaka
· Miyagino-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
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.