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 9›
· as of Day 9
45 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Reonmaru
· Shikihide-beya · ChibaChiba
2
Haruyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
3
Minorufuji
· Isegahama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
4
Higonomaru
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
5
Soma
· Futagoyama-beya · TochigiTochigi
6
Yumenofuji
· Isegahama-beya · EhimeEhime
7
Kuwae
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
8
Shimabukuro
· Hanaregoma-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
9
Hoshi
· Asahiyama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
10
Ryuji
· Onomatsu-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
11
Motokiyama
· Tamanoi-beya · NaganoNagano
12
Chikureisen
· Michinoku-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
13
Fujiso
· Nishonoseki-beya · KochiKochi
14
Keiga
· Futagoyama-beya · TochigiTochigi
15
Kotomunakata
· Hidenoyama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
16
Itakozakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
17
Daishoheki
· Oitekaze-beya · KagawaKagawa
18
Daibasho
· Oitekaze-beya · GifuGifu
19
Masarufuji
· Isegahama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
20
Kiyonoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
21
Sachinoyama
· Takadagawa-beya · OkayamaOkayama
22
Kazeyuki
· Oshiogawa-beya · EhimeEhime
23
Akenonami
· Tatsunami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
24
Itoga
· Sakaigawa-beya · SaitamaSaitama
25
Higonoryu
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
26
Makotofuji
· Isegahama-beya · EhimeEhime
27
Datenomori
· Isenoumi-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
28
Takeuchi
· Otowayama-beya · KagawaKagawa
29
Sawaisamu
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
30
Miyatani
· Musashigawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
31
Soseizan
· Nishonoseki-beya · TokyoTokyo
32
Datenoumi
· Isenoumi-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
33
Katsunishiki
· Nishikido-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
34
Saito
· Tamanoi-beya · HyogoHyogo
35
Soga
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
36
Fujihara
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
37
Satokaneko
· Nishiiwa-beya · KochiKochi
-
Nakaishi
· Hanaregoma-beya · AichiAichi
-
Sakurai
· Naruto-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Oyamazakura
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Sogo
· Ajigawa-beya · KagawaKagawa
-
Chiyorozan
· Kokonoe-beya · OitaOita
-
Shiroma
· Onoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
44
Higohikari
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
45
Asasakurai
· Takasago-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
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.