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 5›
Playoff

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

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