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 9›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 9
44 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Yamato
· Dewanoumi-beya · GifuGifu
2
Kazekeno
· Oshiogawa-beya · EhimeEhime
3
Hitoshi
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
4
Wakamiyabi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
5
Tanaka
· Sakaigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
6
Tanji
· Arashio-beya · FukushimaFukushima
7
Michihaya
· Onomatsu-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
8
Watanabe
· Nishonoseki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
9
Arise
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OitaOita
10
Shogun
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
11
Daikinryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
12
Wakasa
· Dewanoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Tatsuosho
· Tatsunami-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
14
Sato
· Nishonoseki-beya · OitaOita
15
Daisho
· Oitekaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
16
Wakayamanaka
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
17
Noguchi
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
18
Kyokumizuno
· Oshima-beya · ToyamaToyama
19
Takaarashi
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
20
Satotanaka
· Nishiiwa-beya · HyogoHyogo
21
Raikisho
· Tokiwayama-beya · OsakaOsaka
22
Hayashiryu
· Nishonoseki-beya · NaganoNagano
23
Rinko
· Nishonoseki-beya · NaganoNagano
24
Jokoki
· Musashigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
25
Daishimatsu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
26
27
Kanazawa
· Naruto-beya · AichiAichi
28
Shoran
· Hanaregoma-beya · AichiAichi
29
Dairinzan
· Arashio-beya · AichiAichi
30
Oyamazakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
31
32
Sano
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
33
Wakasei
· Nishiiwa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
34
Kotofuno
· Sadogatake-beya · ShimaneShimane
35
Detachi
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
36
Najima
· Minato-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
37
Yamada
· Tagonoura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Fujiizumi
· Nishikido-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
-
Nishihara
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Wakaseido
· Asahiyama-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Okuyama
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Chiyonomichi
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
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.