CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2026

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
: Kazuma
: Ikarigata
: Asahifuji
: Shosei
: Hakugetsuro
‹Day 15›
Playoff

Tied at 6–1, Ikarigata won the 7-way playoff against Tanji, Mudoho, Akua, Tsushimanada, Toshunryu and Omori to take the yūshō.

· final standings
122 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
大森(おおもり)Omori
Makushita 60 TD · Oitekaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
可貴(かき)Kaki
· Oitekaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
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41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
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53
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56
58
59
60
61
62
63
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68
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76
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80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
伊波(いなみ)Inami
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
121
122
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.