★ Makuuchi yūshō
YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashira
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Yūshō · lower divisions
Juryo: Kinkaiyama Ryu
Makushita: Kotomitsuki Keiji
Sandanme: Asashoryu Akinori
Jonidan: Hokutoarashi Ryota
Jonokuchi: Hasegawa Yukihiro
Playoff
Tied at 7–0, Hokutoarashi won the playoff against Sanukiyama to take the yūshō.
Jonidan · as of Day 3
332 rikishi
5th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
Rank
W-L
Status
Hokkaido
Osaka
Ibaraki
Fukushima
Yamagata
Oita
Niigata
Saitama
Tochigi
Okinawa
Fukuoka
Shiga
Wakayama
Miyazaki
Fukui
Aichi
Nagano
Hyogo
Kumamoto
Kanagawa
Hiroshima
Chiba
Tokyo
Gunma
Akita
Miyagi
Tokushima
Ishikawa
Ehime
Nara
Mie
Kagoshima
Shizuoka
Yamaguchi
Nagasaki
Shimane
Kyoto
Saga
Gifu
Aomori
Iwate
Yamanashi
Okayama
ToyamaThe 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.
