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 9›
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 9
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Tamanohana
· Kataonami-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
2
Hoshitango
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
3
Arashi
· Kokonoe-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
4
Suzuki
· Irumagawa-beya · MieMie
5
Tochitenko
· Kasugano-beya · GunmaGunma
6
Toki
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
7
Asahisato
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
8
Kiyonofuji
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
9
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
10
Ishide
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
11
Kyokubenten
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
12
Fukukoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
13
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
14
Kitaazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
15
Kotofujimoto
· Sadogatake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
16
Mutetsuyama
· Musashigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
17
Okamoto
· Kasugano-beya · SagaSaga
18
Ominato
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
19
Tsuchihashi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
20
Dairyu
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
21
Muko
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
22
Masuhayato
· Mihogaseki-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
23
Azumaumi
· Tamanoi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
24
Takanohikari
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
25
Dewataira
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
26
Shinmei
· Musashigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
27
Nakabuchi
· Takanohana-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
28
Kanechika
· Kitanoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
29
Susanoumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
30
Daiki
· Azumazeki-beya · U.S.A.
31
Tochinofuji
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
32
Masutsuyoshi
· Mihogaseki-beya · KochiKochi
33
Tomikaze
· Oguruma-beya · AichiAichi
34
Gokenzan
· Takanohana-beya · KagawaKagawa
35
Chiyonosho
· Kokonoe-beya · AomoriAomori
36
Chiyonowaka
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
37
Shigenoumi
· Musashigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
38
Kashimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
39
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
40
41
Otakayama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
42
Daishinki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
43
Tatsukabuto
· Kabutoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
44
Higotsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
45
Kyokutenzan
· Oshima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
46
Dewanofuji
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
47
Hokutohikari
· Hakkaku-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
48
Hiroseyama
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
49
Arauma
· Isenoumi-beya · NaraNara
50
Tomoefuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
51
Takamihana
· Azumazeki-beya · SaitamaSaitama
52
Kinkaiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
53
Fusakaze
· Wakamatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
54
Aranonami
· Musashigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
55
Takatosho
· Naruto-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
56
Tokiyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
57
Otoryu
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
58
Munakata
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
59
Hoshiandesu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
60
Mutsuhokkai
· Ajigawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
61
Ohidake
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
62
Subaru
· Takasago-beya · NaganoNagano
63
Toshinyama
· Tamanoi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
64
Yutakafuji
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
65
Tochishimizu
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
66
Kogawa
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
67
Saigo
· Nakamura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
68
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
69
Shimanoryu
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
70
Kotokanyu
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
71
Seifuriki
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
72
Wakaazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
73
Fujinohana
· Takanohana-beya · SaitamaSaitama
74
Fukuzono
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
75
Masunobori
· Mihogaseki-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
76
Kaigatake
· Michinoku-beya · AomoriAomori
77
Takanosho
· Takanohana-beya · AichiAichi
78
Ishizaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
79
Musashifuji
· Musashigawa-beya · TochigiTochigi
80
Kyokuryuzan
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
81
82
83
Fusanosato
· Tatsutagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
84
Komai
· Tomozuna-beya · AomoriAomori
85
Nakao
· Matsugane-beya · ChibaChiba
86
Ikemori
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
87
Shirata
· Futagoyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
88
Torafusuyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
89
Daiden
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
90
Yachi
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
91
Kotonomine
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
92
Umenosato
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
93
Tanaka
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
94
Hidaka
· Tatsutagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
95
Kiyonoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
96
Tokiryu
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
97
Wakakaze
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
98
Matsuo
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
99
Shimatora
· Kitanoumi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
100
Kirinami
· Tatsunami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
101
Kototaishu
· Sadogatake-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
102
Kuniazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
103
Takaozaki
· Naruto-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
104
Sentoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · U.S.A.
105
Tochinoyama
· Chiganoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
106
Sotogahama
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
107
Dewanosato
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
108
Narimatsu
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
109
Nanbara
· Minato-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Kasuganishiki
· Kasugano-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Wakayuki
· Matsugane-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Amagifuji
· Nakamura-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Daitengo
· Taiho-beya · SagaSaga
114
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
115
Masakaze
· Oguruma-beya · YamagataYamagata
116
Shiunryu
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
117
Wakainami
· Tatsunami-beya · TokyoTokyo
118
Arawaka
· Miyagino-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
119
Tatsuhikari
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
120
Gokokuyama
· Magaki-beya · OitaOita
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.