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 4›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 4
54 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Boshuyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
2
Numano
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
3
Takano
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
4
Kototaiki
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
5
Matsui
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
6
Yoshino
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
7
Chiyoshishi
· Kokonoe-beya · ToyamaToyama
8
Kiyonohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
9
Tatsuguchi
· Takekuma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
10
Takashoki
· Tokiwayama-beya · AichiAichi
11
Fujiseiun
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
12
Suguro
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
13
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
14
Sawaisamu
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
15
Oshozan
· Naruto-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
16
Fujiyuho
· Fujishima-beya · NaganoNagano
17
Matsugi
· Tagonoura-beya · EhimeEhime
18
Asahimaru
· Oshima-beya · GunmaGunma
19
Tochigidake
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
20
Onofuji
· Isegahama-beya · OitaOita
21
Tsuyasato
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
22
Mogamizakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
23
Yoshinofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
24
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
25
Matsuzawa
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
26
Taniguchi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
27
Kitamura
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
28
Asakiryu
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
29
Goseiryu
· Takekuma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
30
Mizuno
· Sakaigawa-beya · GifuGifu
31
Takabaho
· Isegahama-beya · GunmaGunma
32
Akisada
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
33
Tanimoto
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
34
Osanai
· Takasago-beya · AomoriAomori
35
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
43
Kirinohana
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
44
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
45
Daishiryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
46
Shonanzakura
· Shikihide-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
47
Kyokutaiga
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
48
Taguchi
· Kataonami-beya · OsakaOsaka
49
Kato
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
50
Sano
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
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.