★ Makuuchi yūshō
YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashiraJūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Yūshō · lower divisions
Juryo: Tagaryu Shoji
Makushita: Takanomine Akihiko
Sandanme: Nagatoshi
Jonidan: Tomoefuji Toshihide
Jonokuchi: Fusakaze Kakutaro
Playoff
Tied at 7–0, Tomoefuji won the playoff against Inoue to take the yūshō.
Jonidan · as of Day 6
316 rikishi
5th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
Rank
W-L
Status
Tokyo
Hyogo
Ibaraki
Kagoshima
Fukuoka
Fukushima
Kumamoto
Aichi
Osaka
Aomori
Toyama
Tochigi
Hokkaido
Gifu
Akita
Saitama
Tokushima
Shizuoka
Kyoto
Chiba
Kanagawa
Gunma
Niigata
Miyazaki
Fukui
Yamaguchi
Shimane
Hiroshima
Mie
Kagawa
Yamagata
Nara
Saga
Nagasaki
Miyagi
Ehime
Wakayama
Iwate
Shiga
Kochi
Okayama
Yamanashi
Nagano
Tottori
OkinawaThe venue
Hosts Nagoya
Japan's fourth-largest city sits halfway between Tokyo and Kyoto and is often skipped by visitors, which is their loss. Strong industrial identity (Toyota's headquarters are nearby), excellent food culture, and a distinctive dialect. The Nagoya basho moved to the brand-new IG Arena in 2025 - it replaces the long-time home, the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium adjacent to Nagoya Castle. July sumo is brutally humid; the building's air-conditioning is non-negotiable.
Near the arena
- Nagoya Castle↗ - Reconstructed keep with golden shachihoko on the roof. Interior reconstruction ongoing.
- Atsuta Shrine↗ - One of Shintō's holiest sites - traditionally home to the legendary Kusanagi sword.
- Sakae district↗ - Shopping, nightlife, and the iconic Mirai Tower in Hisaya-Ōdōri Park.
- Tokugawa Art Museum↗ - Treasures of the Owari Tokugawa clan - the Tale of Genji scrolls live here.
- Nagoya City Science Museum↗ - Houses the world's largest planetarium dome at 35m.
Local specialties
- Hitsumabushi↗ひつまぶし - Grilled eel over rice, eaten three ways: plain, with garnishes, then as ochazuke.
- Miso katsu↗味噌カツ - Pork cutlet drowned in dark Aichi red-miso sauce. Polarising but defining.
- Tebasaki↗手羽先 - Sweet-spicy fried chicken wings, a Nagoya invention (Sekai-no-Yamachan is the chain to try).
- Kishimen↗きしめん - Flat, wide udon noodles - a Nagoya speciality.
- Ankake spaghetti↗あんかけスパゲッティ - Thick, peppery starch-based sauce over spaghetti. Unique to Nagoya.
Getting there: Subway to Shiyakusho Station (Meijō line) - the new IG Arena is a short walk. Bring a portable fan in July.
