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 14›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 14
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
Bushozan
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
6
Tamashoho
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
7
Roga
· Futagoyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
8
Shimazuumi
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
9
Kitanowaka
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
10
Chiyosakae
· Kokonoe-beya · KyotoKyoto
11
Fujiseiun
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
12
Shimanoumi
· Kise-beya · MieMie
13
Oshoma
· Naruto-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
14
Churanoumi
· Kise-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
15
Tomokaze
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
16
Tsushimanada
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
17
Hakuyozan
· Takadagawa-beya · YamagataYamagata
18
Takakento
· Tokiwayama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
19
Daiamami
· Oitekaze-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
20
Tokihayate
· Tokitsukaze-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
21
Akua
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
22
Chiyomaru
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
23
Hidenoumi
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
24
Tohakuryu
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
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.