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 2›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 2
54 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Boshuyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
2
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
3
Sawaisamu
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
4
Numano
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
5
Takano
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
6
Fujiyuho
· Fujishima-beya · NaganoNagano
7
Asahimaru
· Oshima-beya · GunmaGunma
8
Kototaiki
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
9
Onofuji
· Isegahama-beya · OitaOita
10
Matsui
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
11
Mogamizakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
12
Yoshino
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
13
Chiyoshishi
· Kokonoe-beya · ToyamaToyama
14
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
15
Kiyonohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
16
Kitamura
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Tatsuguchi
· Takekuma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
18
Asakiryu
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
19
Takashoki
· Tokiwayama-beya · AichiAichi
20
Takabaho
· Isegahama-beya · GunmaGunma
21
Tanimoto
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
22
Osanai
· Takasago-beya · AomoriAomori
23
Fujiseiun
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
24
Suguro
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
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
32
Kirinohana
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
33
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
34
Daishiryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
35
Oshozan
· Naruto-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
36
Matsugi
· Tagonoura-beya · EhimeEhime
37
Shonanzakura
· Shikihide-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
38
Tochigidake
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
39
Tsuyasato
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
40
Kyokutaiga
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
41
Taguchi
· Kataonami-beya · OsakaOsaka
42
Yoshinofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
43
Matsuzawa
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
44
Taniguchi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
45
Kato
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
46
Sano
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
47
Asasorai
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
48
Goseiryu
· Takekuma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
49
Mizuno
· Sakaigawa-beya · GifuGifu
50
51
Akisada
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
52
Moji
· Yamahibiki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
53
Abe
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
54
Sonoshun
· Arashio-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
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.