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 15›
Playoff

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

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