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 12›
Playoff

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

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