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 6›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 6
54 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Takano
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
2
Matsui
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
3
Yoshino
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
4
Tatsuguchi
· Takekuma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
5
Fujiseiun
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
6
Suguro
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
7
Boshuyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
8
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
9
Numano
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
10
Oshozan
· Naruto-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
11
Fujiyuho
· Fujishima-beya · NaganoNagano
12
Asahimaru
· Oshima-beya · GunmaGunma
13
Kototaiki
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
14
Tsuyasato
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
15
Mogamizakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
16
Chiyoshishi
· Kokonoe-beya · ToyamaToyama
17
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
18
Kiyonohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
19
Kitamura
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
20
Takashoki
· Tokiwayama-beya · AichiAichi
21
Akisada
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
22
Tanimoto
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
23
Osanai
· Takasago-beya · AomoriAomori
24
Moji
· Yamahibiki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
25
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
26
Sawaisamu
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
27
Daishiryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
28
Matsugi
· Tagonoura-beya · EhimeEhime
29
Tochigidake
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
30
Onofuji
· Isegahama-beya · OitaOita
31
Yoshinofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
32
Matsuzawa
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
33
Taniguchi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
34
Asasorai
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
35
Asakiryu
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
36
Goseiryu
· Takekuma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
37
Mizuno
· Sakaigawa-beya · GifuGifu
38
Takabaho
· Isegahama-beya · GunmaGunma
39
Abe
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
40
Sonoshun
· Arashio-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
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
48
Kirinohana
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
49
Shonanzakura
· Shikihide-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
50
Kyokutaiga
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
51
Taguchi
· Kataonami-beya · OsakaOsaka
52
Kato
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
53
Sano
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
54
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.