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 14›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 14
44 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Yamato
· Dewanoumi-beya · GifuGifu
2
Tanji
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
3
Arise
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OitaOita
4
Kazekeno
· Oshiogawa-beya · EhimeEhime
5
Daisho
· Oitekaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
6
Hitoshi
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
7
Michihaya
· Onomatsu-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
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
Daishimatsu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
14
Shogun
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
15
Kyokumizuno
· Oshima-beya · ToyamaToyama
16
Kanazawa
· Naruto-beya · AichiAichi
17
Daikinryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
18
Shoran
· Hanaregoma-beya · AichiAichi
19
Sato
· Nishonoseki-beya · OitaOita
20
Hayashiryu
· Nishonoseki-beya · NaganoNagano
21
Rinko
· Nishonoseki-beya · NaganoNagano
22
Wakayamanaka
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
23
24
Oyamazakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
25
Noguchi
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
26
Takaarashi
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
27
Satotanaka
· Nishiiwa-beya · HyogoHyogo
28
Raikisho
· Tokiwayama-beya · OsakaOsaka
29
Kotofuno
· Sadogatake-beya · ShimaneShimane
30
Jokoki
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
31
Najima
· Minato-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
32
33
Dairinzan
· Arashio-beya · AichiAichi
34
Detachi
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
35
Yamada
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
36
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
37
Sano
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
38
Nishikiori
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
39
Wakasei
· Nishiiwa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
-
Fujiizumi
· Nishikido-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
-
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.