CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2006

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 7-21 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
Playoff

Tied at 10–5, Toyozakura won the 3-way playoff against Hochiyama and Oga to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 1
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Mokonami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
2
3
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
4
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
5
Ryuho
· Michinoku-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
6
Ushiomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
7
8
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
9
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
10
Wakatoba
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
11
Hochiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
12
Senshuyama
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
13
Oga
· Takasago-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Masatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
15
16
Kyokunankai
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
17
Asofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
18
Shimotori
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
19
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
20
Dairaido
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
21
Kaiho
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
22
Takanowaka
· Naruto-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
23
Shunketsu
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
24
Hokutoiwa
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
25
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
26
Dewaotori
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
27
Sumanofuji
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
28
Harunoyama
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
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.