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 5›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 5
54 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Matsui
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
2
Fujiseiun
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
3
Suguro
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
4
Numano
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
5
Takano
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
6
Yoshino
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
7
Chiyoshishi
· Kokonoe-beya · ToyamaToyama
8
Kiyonohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
9
Tatsuguchi
· Takekuma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
10
Boshuyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
11
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
12
Oshozan
· Naruto-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
13
Kototaiki
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
14
Mogamizakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
15
Kitamura
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Takashoki
· Tokiwayama-beya · AichiAichi
17
Tanimoto
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
18
Osanai
· Takasago-beya · AomoriAomori
19
Moji
· Yamahibiki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
20
Fujiyuho
· Fujishima-beya · NaganoNagano
21
Matsugi
· Tagonoura-beya · EhimeEhime
22
Asahimaru
· Oshima-beya · GunmaGunma
23
Tochigidake
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
24
Tsuyasato
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
25
Yoshinofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
26
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
27
Asakiryu
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
28
Mizuno
· Sakaigawa-beya · GifuGifu
29
Akisada
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
30
Sawaisamu
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
31
Daishiryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
32
Onofuji
· Isegahama-beya · OitaOita
33
Matsuzawa
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
34
Taniguchi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
35
Asasorai
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
36
Goseiryu
· Takekuma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
37
Takabaho
· Isegahama-beya · GunmaGunma
-
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
45
Kirinohana
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
46
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
47
Shonanzakura
· Shikihide-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
48
Kato
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
49
50
Abe
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
51
Sonoshun
· Arashio-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
52
Kyokutaiga
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
53
Taguchi
· Kataonami-beya · OsakaOsaka
54
Sano
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
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.