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 6›
Playoff

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

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