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 11›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 11
44 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Kazekeno
· Oshiogawa-beya · EhimeEhime
2
Yamato
· Dewanoumi-beya · GifuGifu
3
Arise
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OitaOita
4
Wakamiyabi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
5
Tanaka
· Sakaigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
6
Tanji
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
7
Michihaya
· Onomatsu-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
8
Hitoshi
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Wakasa
· Dewanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Daishimatsu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
11
Daisho
· Oitekaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
12
Shogun
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
13
Raikisho
· Tokiwayama-beya · OsakaOsaka
14
Tatsuosho
· Tatsunami-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
15
Watanabe
· Nishonoseki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
16
Hayashiryu
· Nishonoseki-beya · NaganoNagano
17
Rinko
· Nishonoseki-beya · NaganoNagano
18
Wakayamanaka
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
19
Kyokumizuno
· Oshima-beya · ToyamaToyama
20
Daikinryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
21
Takaarashi
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
22
Sato
· Nishonoseki-beya · OitaOita
23
Jokoki
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
24
25
Oyamazakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
26
Kanazawa
· Naruto-beya · AichiAichi
27
Satotanaka
· Nishiiwa-beya · HyogoHyogo
28
Shoran
· Hanaregoma-beya · AichiAichi
29
Dairinzan
· Arashio-beya · AichiAichi
30
Kotofuno
· Sadogatake-beya · ShimaneShimane
31
32
Noguchi
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
33
Yamada
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
34
Detachi
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
35
Nishikiori
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
36
Najima
· Minato-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
37
Sano
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
38
Wakasei
· Nishiiwa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
-
Fujiizumi
· Nishikido-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
-
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Wakaseido
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Okuyama
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Chiyonomichi
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
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.