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 13›
Playoff

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

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