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

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