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 12›
Playoff

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

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