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 6›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 6
44 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Hitoshi
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
2
Tanaka
· Sakaigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
3
Yamato
· Dewanoumi-beya · GifuGifu
4
Watanabe
· Nishonoseki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
5
Kazekeno
· Oshiogawa-beya · EhimeEhime
6
Daisho
· Oitekaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
7
Shogun
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
8
Wakamiyabi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
9
Kyokumizuno
· Oshima-beya · ToyamaToyama
10
Kanazawa
· Naruto-beya · AichiAichi
11
Daikinryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
12
Wakasa
· Dewanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Satotanaka
· Nishiiwa-beya · HyogoHyogo
14
Tanji
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
15
Tatsuosho
· Tatsunami-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
16
Sato
· Nishonoseki-beya · OitaOita
17
Hayashiryu
· Nishonoseki-beya · NaganoNagano
18
Jokoki
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
19
Michihaya
· Onomatsu-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
20
Arise
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OitaOita
21
Wakayamanaka
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
22
23
Oyamazakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
24
Noguchi
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
25
Takaarashi
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
26
Sano
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
27
Shoran
· Hanaregoma-beya · AichiAichi
28
Raikisho
· Tokiwayama-beya · OsakaOsaka
29
Dairinzan
· Arashio-beya · AichiAichi
30
Kotofuno
· Sadogatake-beya · ShimaneShimane
31
Rinko
· Nishonoseki-beya · NaganoNagano
32
Daishimatsu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
33
Detachi
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
34
Najima
· Minato-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Fujiizumi
· Nishikido-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
-
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Wakaseido
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Okuyama
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Chiyonomichi
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
40
41
Yamada
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
42
Wakasei
· Nishiiwa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
43
Soga
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
44
Nishikiori
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
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.