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 12›
Playoff

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

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