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 13›
Playoff

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

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