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 11›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 11
54 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Fujiseiun
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
2
Suguro
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
3
Kototaiki
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
4
Matsui
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
5
Tatsuguchi
· Takekuma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
6
Osanai
· Takasago-beya · AomoriAomori
7
Boshuyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
8
Takano
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
9
Oshozan
· Naruto-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
10
Yoshino
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
11
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
12
Goseiryu
· Takekuma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
13
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
14
Numano
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
15
Fujiyuho
· Fujishima-beya · NaganoNagano
16
Tochigidake
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
17
Taniguchi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
18
Kitamura
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
19
Asakiryu
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
20
Takashoki
· Tokiwayama-beya · AichiAichi
21
Moji
· Yamahibiki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
22
Asahimaru
· Oshima-beya · GunmaGunma
23
Mogamizakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
24
Kiyonohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
25
Asasorai
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
26
Tanimoto
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
27
Chiyoshishi
· Kokonoe-beya · ToyamaToyama
28
Daishiryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
29
Onofuji
· Isegahama-beya · OitaOita
30
Kyokutaiga
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
31
Mizuno
· Sakaigawa-beya · GifuGifu
32
Akisada
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
33
Abe
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
34
Sonoshun
· Arashio-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
35
Kirinohana
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
36
Sawaisamu
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
37
Tsuyasato
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
38
Yoshinofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
39
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
40
Matsugi
· Tagonoura-beya · EhimeEhime
41
Taguchi
· Kataonami-beya · OsakaOsaka
42
Matsuzawa
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
43
Sano
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
44
Takabaho
· Isegahama-beya · GunmaGunma
45
Kato
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
46
-
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
54
Shonanzakura
· Shikihide-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
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.