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 14›
Playoff

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

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