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 2›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 2
44 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Daisho
· Oitekaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
2
Shogun
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
3
Wakayamanaka
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
4
Hitoshi
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
5
Wakamiyabi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
6
Noguchi
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
7
Tanaka
· Sakaigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
8
Daikinryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
9
Yamato
· Dewanoumi-beya · GifuGifu
10
Wakasa
· Dewanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Satotanaka
· Nishiiwa-beya · HyogoHyogo
12
Raikisho
· Tokiwayama-beya · OsakaOsaka
13
Tanji
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
14
Dairinzan
· Arashio-beya · AichiAichi
15
Watanabe
· Nishonoseki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
16
Sato
· Nishonoseki-beya · OitaOita
17
Hayashiryu
· Nishonoseki-beya · NaganoNagano
18
Rinko
· Nishonoseki-beya · NaganoNagano
19
Arise
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OitaOita
20
Kazekeno
· Oshiogawa-beya · EhimeEhime
-
Fujiizumi
· Nishikido-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
-
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Wakaseido
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Okuyama
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Chiyonomichi
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Najima
· Minato-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
27
28
Oyamazakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
29
30
Kyokumizuno
· Oshima-beya · ToyamaToyama
31
Kanazawa
· Naruto-beya · AichiAichi
32
Yamada
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
33
Takaarashi
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
34
Sano
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
35
Wakasei
· Nishiiwa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
36
Shoran
· Hanaregoma-beya · AichiAichi
37
Tatsuosho
· Tatsunami-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
38
Kotofuno
· Sadogatake-beya · ShimaneShimane
39
Jokoki
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
40
Soga
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
41
Michihaya
· Onomatsu-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
42
Daishimatsu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
43
Nishikiori
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
44
Detachi
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
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.