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›
· as of Day 6
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kyokutaisei
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
2
Ura
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
3
Ichiyamamoto
· Hanaregoma-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
Chiyonoo
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
5
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
6
Yutakayama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
7
Kotoshoho
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
8
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
9
Wakamotoharu
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
10
Tohakuryu
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
11
Nishikigi
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
12
Bushozan
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
13
Hakuyozan
· Takadagawa-beya · YamagataYamagata
14
Takagenji
· Tokiwayama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
15
Mitoryu
· Nishikido-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
16
Takakento
· Tokiwayama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
17
Nishikifuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
18
Daishoho
· Oitekaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
19
Oho
· Otake-beya · TokyoTokyo
20
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
21
Shohozan
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
22
Sadanoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
23
Chiyonoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · KochiKochi
24
Enho
· Isegahama-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
25
Daishomaru
· Oitekaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
26
Churanoumi
· Kise-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
27
Jokoryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
28
Chiyootori
· Kokonoe-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.