CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
2006

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 Sept · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 8›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Takanowaka won the playoff against Toyozakura to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 8
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
2
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
3
Takanowaka
· Naruto-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
4
Ushiomaru
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
5
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
6
7
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
8
Oga
· Takasago-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
9
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
10
Wakatoba
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
11
Hokutoiwa
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
12
Kyokunankai
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
13
Sumanofuji
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
14
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
15
Asofuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
16
Tokitsuumi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
17
Shunketsu
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
18
Ryuo
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
19
20
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
21
Mokonami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
22
Kanbayashi
· Hakkaku-beya · YamagataYamagata
23
Katayama
· Onomatsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
24
Kaiho
· Hakkaku-beya · AomoriAomori
25
Masatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
26
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
27
Dewaotori
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
28
Buyuzan
· Musashigawa-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.