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 8›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 8
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
Atamifuji
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
5
Shonannoumi
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
6
Tamashoho
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
7
Roga
· Futagoyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
8
Oshoma
· Naruto-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
9
Shimazuumi
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
10
Chiyosakae
· Kokonoe-beya · KyotoKyoto
11
Shimanoumi
· Kise-beya · MieMie
12
Hakuyozan
· Takadagawa-beya · YamagataYamagata
13
Churanoumi
· Kise-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
14
Daiamami
· Oitekaze-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
15
Fujiseiun
· Fujishima-beya · SaitamaSaitama
16
Tokihayate
· Tokitsukaze-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
17
Tohakuryu
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
18
Takakento
· Tokiwayama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
19
Kitanowaka
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
20
Chiyomaru
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
21
Hidenoumi
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Tomokaze
· Nakamura-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
23
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
24
Tsushimanada
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
25
Akua
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
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.