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