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 15›
Playoff

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

· final standings
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
Arise
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OitaOita
5
Daisho
· Oitekaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
6
Hitoshi
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
7
Wakamiyabi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
8
Tatsuosho
· Tatsunami-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
9
Watanabe
· Nishonoseki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
10
Michihaya
· Onomatsu-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
11
Shogun
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
12
Kyokumizuno
· Oshima-beya · ToyamaToyama
13
Kanazawa
· Naruto-beya · AichiAichi
14
Tanaka
· Sakaigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
15
Daikinryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
16
Wakasa
· Dewanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Shoran
· Hanaregoma-beya · AichiAichi
18
Sato
· Nishonoseki-beya · OitaOita
19
Hayashiryu
· Nishonoseki-beya · NaganoNagano
20
Rinko
· Nishonoseki-beya · NaganoNagano
21
Daishimatsu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
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
Dairinzan
· Arashio-beya · AichiAichi
30
Kotofuno
· Sadogatake-beya · ShimaneShimane
31
Jokoki
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
32
Najima
· Minato-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
33
34
Yamada
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
35
Sano
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
36
Detachi
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
37
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
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.