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 10›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 10
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
3
Wakatoba
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
4
Ryuho
· Michinoku-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
5
Ushiomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
6
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
7
Dewaotori
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
8
Oga
· Takasago-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
9
Harunoyama
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
10
Masatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
11
12
Mokonami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
13
14
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
15
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
16
Dairaido
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
17
Hokutoiwa
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
18
Hochiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
19
Asofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
20
Shimotori
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
21
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
22
Kaiho
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
23
Takanowaka
· Naruto-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
24
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Senshuyama
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
26
Sumanofuji
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
27
Kyokunankai
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
28
Shunketsu
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
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.