CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2022

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 8-22 May · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
: Oshoma Degi
: Kamitani Genki
: Kazekeno Genta
‹Day 1›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Nishikifuji won the playoff against Daiamami to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 1
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Chiyomaru
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
2
Tsurugisho
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
3
Ryuden
· Takadagawa-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
4
Akua
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
5
Daishoho
· Oitekaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
6
Nishikifuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
7
Enho
· Isegahama-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
8
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
9
Kaisei
· Oshima-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
10
Shimazuumi
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
11
Hiradoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
12
Atamifuji
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
13
Tochimaru
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
14
Churanoumi
· Kise-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
15
Hidenoumi
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
17
Mitoryu
· Nishikido-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
18
Tohakuryu
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
19
Kitanowaka
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
20
Daiamami
· Oitekaze-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
21
Yago
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Asanowaka
· Takasago-beya · NiigataNiigata
23
Kaisho
· Asakayama-beya · AichiAichi
24
Bushozan
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
25
Daishomaru
· Oitekaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
26
Shohozan
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
27
Chiyoarashi
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
28
Takakento
· Tokiwayama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
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.