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 10›
· as of Day 10
45 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Reonmaru
· Shikihide-beya · ChibaChiba
2
Haruyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
3
Minorufuji
· Isegahama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
4
Yumenofuji
· Isegahama-beya · EhimeEhime
5
Kuwae
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
6
Higonomaru
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
7
Soma
· Futagoyama-beya · TochigiTochigi
8
Ryuji
· Onomatsu-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
9
Itakozakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
10
Motokiyama
· Tamanoi-beya · NaganoNagano
11
Chikureisen
· Michinoku-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
12
Daishoheki
· Oitekaze-beya · KagawaKagawa
13
Fujiso
· Nishonoseki-beya · KochiKochi
14
Kiyonoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
15
Keiga
· Futagoyama-beya · TochigiTochigi
16
Shimabukuro
· Hanaregoma-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
17
Hoshi
· Asahiyama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
18
Kazeyuki
· Oshiogawa-beya · EhimeEhime
19
Kotomunakata
· Hidenoyama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
20
Akenonami
· Tatsunami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
21
Higonoryu
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
22
Daibasho
· Oitekaze-beya · GifuGifu
23
Makotofuji
· Isegahama-beya · EhimeEhime
24
Masarufuji
· Isegahama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
25
Miyatani
· Musashigawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
26
Soseizan
· Nishonoseki-beya · TokyoTokyo
27
Datenoumi
· Isenoumi-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
28
Datenomori
· Isenoumi-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
29
Sachinoyama
· Takadagawa-beya · OkayamaOkayama
30
Takeuchi
· Otowayama-beya · KagawaKagawa
31
Itoga
· Sakaigawa-beya · SaitamaSaitama
32
Soga
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
33
Sawaisamu
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
34
Katsunishiki
· Nishikido-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
35
Saito
· Tamanoi-beya · HyogoHyogo
36
Fujihara
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
37
Satokaneko
· Nishiiwa-beya · KochiKochi
-
Nakaishi
· Hanaregoma-beya · AichiAichi
-
Sakurai
· Naruto-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Oyamazakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Sogo
· Ajigawa-beya · KagawaKagawa
-
Chiyorozan
· Kokonoe-beya · OitaOita
-
Shiroma
· Onoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
44
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
45
Asasakurai
· Takasago-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
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.