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 8›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 8
54 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Takano
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
2
Yoshino
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
3
Fujiseiun
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
4
Suguro
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
5
Numano
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
6
Oshozan
· Naruto-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
7
Fujiyuho
· Fujishima-beya · NaganoNagano
8
Kototaiki
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
9
Matsui
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
10
Mogamizakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
11
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
12
Kitamura
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Tatsuguchi
· Takekuma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
14
Takashoki
· Tokiwayama-beya · AichiAichi
15
Osanai
· Takasago-beya · AomoriAomori
16
Boshuyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
17
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
18
Daishiryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
19
Asahimaru
· Oshima-beya · GunmaGunma
20
Tochigidake
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
21
Onofuji
· Isegahama-beya · OitaOita
22
Tsuyasato
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
23
Chiyoshishi
· Kokonoe-beya · ToyamaToyama
24
Taniguchi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
25
Kiyonohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
26
Asakiryu
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
27
Goseiryu
· Takekuma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
28
Akisada
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
29
Tanimoto
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
30
Moji
· Yamahibiki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
31
Abe
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
32
Sonoshun
· Arashio-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
33
Kirinohana
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
34
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
35
Sawaisamu
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
36
Matsugi
· Tagonoura-beya · EhimeEhime
37
Kyokutaiga
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
38
Yoshinofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
39
Matsuzawa
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
40
Kato
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
41
Asasorai
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
42
Mizuno
· Sakaigawa-beya · GifuGifu
43
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
51
Shonanzakura
· Shikihide-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
52
Taguchi
· Kataonami-beya · OsakaOsaka
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.