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 3›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 3
54 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Kototaiki
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
2
Matsui
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
3
Yoshino
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
4
Chiyoshishi
· Kokonoe-beya · ToyamaToyama
5
Kiyonohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
6
Boshuyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
7
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
8
Sawaisamu
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Numano
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
10
Takano
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
11
Fujiyuho
· Fujishima-beya · NaganoNagano
12
Tatsuguchi
· Takekuma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
13
Asakiryu
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
14
Takashoki
· Tokiwayama-beya · AichiAichi
15
Takabaho
· Isegahama-beya · GunmaGunma
16
Tanimoto
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
17
Osanai
· Takasago-beya · AomoriAomori
18
Fujiseiun
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
19
Suguro
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
20
Oshozan
· Naruto-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
21
Matsugi
· Tagonoura-beya · EhimeEhime
22
Asahimaru
· Oshima-beya · GunmaGunma
23
Onofuji
· Isegahama-beya · OitaOita
24
Mogamizakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
25
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
26
Taniguchi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
27
Kitamura
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
28
Mizuno
· Sakaigawa-beya · GifuGifu
29
Akisada
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
30
Moji
· Yamahibiki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
-
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
38
Shonanzakura
· Shikihide-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
39
Tochigidake
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
40
Tsuyasato
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
41
Kyokutaiga
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
42
Taguchi
· Kataonami-beya · OsakaOsaka
43
Yoshinofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
44
Matsuzawa
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
45
Kato
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
46
Sano
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
47
Goseiryu
· Takekuma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
48
Kirinohana
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
49
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
50
Daishiryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
51
Asasorai
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
52
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.