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 13›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 13
54 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Fujiseiun
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
2
Suguro
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
3
Osanai
· Takasago-beya · AomoriAomori
4
Takano
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
5
Oshozan
· Naruto-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
6
Kototaiki
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
7
Tatsuguchi
· Takekuma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
8
Boshuyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
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
Tochigidake
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
19
Mizuno
· Sakaigawa-beya · GifuGifu
20
Numano
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
21
Asahimaru
· Oshima-beya · GunmaGunma
22
Onofuji
· Isegahama-beya · OitaOita
23
Mogamizakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
24
Taniguchi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
25
Kiyonohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
26
Takashoki
· Tokiwayama-beya · AichiAichi
27
Akisada
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
28
Tanimoto
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
29
Daishiryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
30
Asasorai
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
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
Yoshinofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
38
Takabaho
· Isegahama-beya · GunmaGunma
39
Abe
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
40
Sonoshun
· Arashio-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
41
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
42
Taguchi
· Kataonami-beya · OsakaOsaka
43
Asahabataki
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
44
Inoue
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
45
Matsuzawa
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
46
Sano
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
47
Kato
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
48
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Daishoko
· Oitekaze-beya · MieMie
-
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.