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 15›
Playoff

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

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