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 10›
Playoff

Tied at 6–1, Kazekeno won the 4-way playoff against Yamato, Tanji and Arise to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 10
44 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Yamato
· Dewanoumi-beya · GifuGifu
2
Kazekeno
· Oshiogawa-beya · EhimeEhime
3
Hitoshi
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
4
Wakamiyabi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
5
Tanaka
· Sakaigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
6
Tanji
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
7
Michihaya
· Onomatsu-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
8
Arise
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OitaOita
9
Daisho
· Oitekaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
10
Shogun
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
11
Kyokumizuno
· Oshima-beya · ToyamaToyama
12
Daikinryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
13
Wakasa
· Dewanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
14
Raikisho
· Tokiwayama-beya · OsakaOsaka
15
Tatsuosho
· Tatsunami-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
16
Watanabe
· Nishonoseki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
17
Sato
· Nishonoseki-beya · OitaOita
18
Hayashiryu
· Nishonoseki-beya · NaganoNagano
19
Rinko
· Nishonoseki-beya · NaganoNagano
20
Daishimatsu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
21
Wakayamanaka
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
22
23
Oyamazakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
24
Noguchi
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
25
Kanazawa
· Naruto-beya · AichiAichi
26
Takaarashi
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
27
Satotanaka
· Nishiiwa-beya · HyogoHyogo
28
Shoran
· Hanaregoma-beya · AichiAichi
29
Dairinzan
· Arashio-beya · AichiAichi
30
Kotofuno
· Sadogatake-beya · ShimaneShimane
31
Jokoki
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
32
Detachi
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
33
34
Yamada
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
35
Sano
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
36
Wakasei
· Nishiiwa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
37
Najima
· Minato-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Fujiizumi
· Nishikido-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
-
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Wakaseido
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Okuyama
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Chiyonomichi
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
43
Nishikiori
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
44
Soga
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
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.