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