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 7›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 7
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
Shogun
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
7
Wakasa
· Dewanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Tanji
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
9
Michihaya
· Onomatsu-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
10
Daisho
· Oitekaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
11
Wakamiyabi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
12
Kanazawa
· Naruto-beya · AichiAichi
13
Daikinryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
14
Tatsuosho
· Tatsunami-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
15
Sato
· Nishonoseki-beya · OitaOita
16
Arise
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OitaOita
17
Wakayamanaka
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
18
Kyokumizuno
· Oshima-beya · ToyamaToyama
19
Satotanaka
· Nishiiwa-beya · HyogoHyogo
20
Raikisho
· Tokiwayama-beya · OsakaOsaka
21
Hayashiryu
· Nishonoseki-beya · NaganoNagano
22
Rinko
· Nishonoseki-beya · NaganoNagano
23
Jokoki
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
24
Daishimatsu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
25
26
Oyamazakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
27
Noguchi
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
28
Takaarashi
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
29
Sano
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
30
Shoran
· Hanaregoma-beya · AichiAichi
31
Kotofuno
· Sadogatake-beya · ShimaneShimane
32
33
Wakasei
· Nishiiwa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
34
Dairinzan
· Arashio-beya · AichiAichi
35
Detachi
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
36
Najima
· Minato-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Fujiizumi
· Nishikido-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
-
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Wakaseido
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Okuyama
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Chiyonomichi
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
42
Nishikiori
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
43
Yamada
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
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.