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 9›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 9
54 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Fujiseiun
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
2
Suguro
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
3
Takano
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
4
Kototaiki
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
5
Yoshino
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
6
Tatsuguchi
· Takekuma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
Numano
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
8
Oshozan
· Naruto-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
9
Matsui
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
10
Mogamizakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
11
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
12
Kitamura
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Osanai
· Takasago-beya · AomoriAomori
14
Fujiyuho
· Fujishima-beya · NaganoNagano
15
Taniguchi
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
16
Goseiryu
· Takekuma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
17
Takashoki
· Tokiwayama-beya · AichiAichi
18
Tanimoto
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
19
Boshuyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
20
Azumayama
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
21
Daishiryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Asahimaru
· Oshima-beya · GunmaGunma
23
Tochigidake
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
24
Onofuji
· Isegahama-beya · OitaOita
25
Chiyoshishi
· Kokonoe-beya · ToyamaToyama
26
Kiyonohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
27
Asakiryu
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
28
Moji
· Yamahibiki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
29
Abe
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
30
Tsuyasato
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
31
Yoshinofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
32
Asasorai
· Takasago-beya · MieMie
33
Akisada
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
34
Sonoshun
· Arashio-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
35
Kirinohana
· Arashio-beya · ToyamaToyama
36
Sawaisamu
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
37
Matsugi
· Tagonoura-beya · EhimeEhime
38
Kyokutaiga
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
39
Mizuno
· Sakaigawa-beya · GifuGifu
40
Takabaho
· Isegahama-beya · GunmaGunma
41
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
42
Taguchi
· Kataonami-beya · OsakaOsaka
43
Matsuzawa
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
44
Kato
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
45
Sano
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
-
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
53
Shonanzakura
· Shikihide-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
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.