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 10›
Playoff

Tied at 7–0, Fujiseiun won the playoff against Suguro to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 10
54 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Fujiseiun
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
2
Suguro
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
3
Takano
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
4
Oshozan
· Naruto-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
5
Kototaiki
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
6
Matsui
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
7
Yoshino
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
8
Tatsuguchi
· Takekuma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
9
Osanai
· Takasago-beya · AomoriAomori
10
Boshuyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
11
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
12
Numano
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
13
Fujiyuho
· Fujishima-beya · NaganoNagano
14
Tochigidake
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
15
Mogamizakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
16
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
17
Taniguchi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
18
Kitamura
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
19
Asakiryu
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
20
Goseiryu
· Takekuma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
21
Takashoki
· Tokiwayama-beya · AichiAichi
22
Tanimoto
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
23
Moji
· Yamahibiki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
24
Chiyoshishi
· Kokonoe-beya · ToyamaToyama
25
Kirinohana
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
26
Daishiryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
27
Asahimaru
· Oshima-beya · GunmaGunma
28
Onofuji
· Isegahama-beya · OitaOita
29
Tsuyasato
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
30
Kyokutaiga
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
31
Yoshinofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
32
Kiyonohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
33
Asasorai
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
34
Mizuno
· Sakaigawa-beya · GifuGifu
35
Akisada
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
36
Abe
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
37
Sonoshun
· Arashio-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
38
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
39
Sawaisamu
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
40
Matsugi
· Tagonoura-beya · EhimeEhime
41
Taguchi
· Kataonami-beya · OsakaOsaka
42
Matsuzawa
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
43
Kato
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
44
Sano
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
45
Takabaho
· Isegahama-beya · GunmaGunma
-
Asahabataki
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
-
Daishoko
· Oitekaze-beya · MieMie
-
Inoue
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Hamasaki
· Otake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Hoshinofuji
· Isegahama-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Chiyotaka
· Kokonoe-beya · IwateIwate
-
Amanoazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
53
Shonanzakura
· Shikihide-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
54
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.