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 15›
Playoff

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

· final standings
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
Fujiyuho
· Fujishima-beya · NaganoNagano
7
Kototaiki
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
8
Matsui
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
9
Tatsuguchi
· Takekuma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
10
Goseiryu
· Takekuma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
11
Moji
· Yamahibiki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
12
Boshuyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
13
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
14
Numano
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
15
Tochigidake
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
16
Onofuji
· Isegahama-beya · OitaOita
17
Yoshino
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
18
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
19
Kiyonohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
20
Kitamura
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
21
Asakiryu
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
22
Mizuno
· Sakaigawa-beya · GifuGifu
23
Akisada
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
24
Tanimoto
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
25
Daishiryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
26
Matsugi
· Tagonoura-beya · EhimeEhime
27
Asahimaru
· Oshima-beya · GunmaGunma
28
Tsuyasato
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
29
Mogamizakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
30
Taniguchi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
31
Asasorai
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
32
Takashoki
· Tokiwayama-beya · AichiAichi
33
Takabaho
· Isegahama-beya · GunmaGunma
34
Abe
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
35
Sonoshun
· Arashio-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
36
Chiyoshishi
· Kokonoe-beya · ToyamaToyama
37
Kirinohana
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
38
Sawaisamu
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
39
Kyokutaiga
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
40
Taguchi
· Kataonami-beya · OsakaOsaka
41
Yoshinofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
42
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
43
Asahabataki
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
44
Inoue
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
45
Matsuzawa
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
46
Kato
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
47
Sano
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
48
-
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.