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 8›
Playoff

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

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