CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2021

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 May · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
: Ura Kazuki
: Abi Masatora
: Asakoryu Takuma
: Senho Tsubasa
‹Day 1›
· as of Day 1
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Chiyonoo
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
2
Ura
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
3
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
4
Yutakayama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
5
Kotoshoho
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
6
Shohozan
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
8
Kyokutaisei
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Wakamotoharu
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
10
Mitoryu
· Nishikido-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
11
Tohakuryu
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
12
Chiyonoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · KochiKochi
13
Nishikigi
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
14
Bushozan
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
15
Enho
· Isegahama-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
16
Hakuyozan
· Takadagawa-beya · YamagataYamagata
17
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
18
Daishomaru
· Oitekaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
19
Takagenji
· Tokiwayama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
20
Sadanoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
21
Jokoryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Ichiyamamoto
· Hanaregoma-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
23
Churanoumi
· Kise-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
24
Chiyootori
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
25
Takakento
· Tokiwayama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
26
Nishikifuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
27
Daishoho
· Oitekaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
28
Oho
· Otake-beya · TokyoTokyo
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.