CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2006

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 8-22 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
· as of Day 1
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Tochinonada
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
2
Dairaido
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
3
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
4
5
Asofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Tamakasuga
· Kataonami-beya · EhimeEhime
7
Kaiho
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
8
Ryuho
· Michinoku-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
9
Shimotori
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
10
Mokonami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
11
Kyokunankai
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
12
Homasho
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
13
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
14
Masatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
15
Daishodai
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
Ushiomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
17
Toki
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
18
Senshuyama
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
19
Takanowaka
· Naruto-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
20
Buyuzan
· Musashigawa-beya · AichiAichi
21
Takanotsuru
· Naruto-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
22
Harunoyama
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
23
Tamaasuka
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
24
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
25
Sumanofuji
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
26
Kotokasuga
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
27
Kanbayashi
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
28
Wakakirin
· Oguruma-beya · HyogoHyogo
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.