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 5›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 5
44 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Yamato
· Dewanoumi-beya · GifuGifu
2
Watanabe
· Nishonoseki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
3
Kazekeno
· Oshiogawa-beya · EhimeEhime
4
Shogun
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
5
Hitoshi
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
6
Wakamiyabi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
7
Tanaka
· Sakaigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
8
Kyokumizuno
· Oshima-beya · ToyamaToyama
9
Wakasa
· Dewanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Satotanaka
· Nishiiwa-beya · HyogoHyogo
11
Tanji
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
12
Sato
· Nishonoseki-beya · OitaOita
13
Hayashiryu
· Nishonoseki-beya · NaganoNagano
14
Jokoki
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
15
Michihaya
· Onomatsu-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
16
Arise
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OitaOita
17
Daisho
· Oitekaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
18
Wakayamanaka
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
19
Noguchi
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
20
Kanazawa
· Naruto-beya · AichiAichi
21
Daikinryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
22
Takaarashi
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
23
Dairinzan
· Arashio-beya · AichiAichi
24
Tatsuosho
· Tatsunami-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
25
Oyamazakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
26
Shoran
· Hanaregoma-beya · AichiAichi
27
Raikisho
· Tokiwayama-beya · OsakaOsaka
28
Rinko
· Nishonoseki-beya · NaganoNagano
29
Daishimatsu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
30
Detachi
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
31
Najima
· Minato-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Fujiizumi
· Nishikido-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
-
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Wakaseido
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Okuyama
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Chiyonomichi
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
37
38
39
Yamada
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
40
Sano
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
41
Wakasei
· Nishiiwa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
42
Kotofuno
· Sadogatake-beya · ShimaneShimane
43
Nishikiori
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
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.