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 8›
Playoff

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

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