CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2023

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 14-28 May · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
Playoff

Tied at 14–1, Gonoyama won the playoff against Ochiai to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 1
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Gonoyama
· Takekuma-beya · OsakaOsaka
2
Tohakuryu
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
3
Bushozan
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
4
Oshoma
· Naruto-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
5
Akua
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
6
Shimazuumi
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
7
Churanoumi
· Kise-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
8
Ochiai
· Isegahama-beya · TottoriTottori
9
Daiamami
· Oitekaze-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
10
Kitanowaka
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
11
Tamashoho
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
12
Chiyosakae
· Kokonoe-beya · KyotoKyoto
13
Fujiseiun
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
14
Tokihayate
· Tokitsukaze-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
15
Shonannoumi
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
16
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
17
Enho
· Isegahama-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
18
Roga
· Futagoyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
19
Tochinoshin
· Kasugano-beya · Georgia (old)
20
Hakuyozan
· Takadagawa-beya · YamagataYamagata
21
Takakento
· Tokiwayama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
22
Atamifuji
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
23
24
Chiyomaru
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
25
Hidenoumi
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
26
Tomokaze
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
27
Shimanoumi
· Kise-beya · MieMie
28
Tsushimanada
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
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.