CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2025

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 May · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
: Kusano
: Otsuji
: Hatooka
: Mineyaiba
: Kazuma
‹Day 4›
Playoff

Tied at 7–0, Mineyaiba won the playoff against Tenrosei to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 4
212 rikishi
5th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
5
7
8
10
11
12
15
17
18
19
20
21
23
24
25
28
29
30
35
37
38
39
40
42
43
44
45
46
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
56
57
60
61
63
65
66
67
70
72
73
76
79
81
82
83
85
86
87
90
94
96
97
98
100
102
104
105
106
107
108
109
111
112
113
115
藍(あい)Ai
· Takadagawa-beya · TokushimaTokushima
116
117
118
119
121
124
125
126
127
128
129
131
132
133
134
135
138
140
141
142
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
-
-
-
-
164
167
171
172
173
175
177
178
179
180
181
185
189
192
193
194
195
197
198
201
202
203
204
207
209
211
212
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
Tokyo
Ryōgoku Kokugikan両国国技館
Tōkyō-to · capacity 11,098
DirectionsGoogleAppleWaze

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.