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 3›
Playoff

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

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