Aki 1987 Kyushu 1987 Hatsu 1988 Haru 1988 Natsu 1988 CONCLUDED
Hatsu Basho 1988 Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 Jan · Tokyo
★ Makuuchi yūshō
Asahifuji Seiya · 14–1 Yokozuna › Ōzeki › Sekiwake › Komusubi › Maegashira › Jūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Makuuchi › Jūryō › Makushita › Sandanme › Jonidan › Jonokuchi Sandanme · final standings
200 rikishi
4th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Sd19w
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Sd64e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Sd68e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
12
Sd74w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
13
Sd84e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
18
Sd11e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Sd21w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Sd24w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Sd29e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Sd30e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Sd30w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Sd37w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Sd40e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Sd44w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Sd47e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Sd48e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Sd52w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Sd53e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Sd57e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Sd59e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Sd63e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Sd66w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Sd67w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Sd75w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Sd77e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Sd78e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Sd86w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Sd90e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Sd93w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Sd94w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
43
Sd98e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
44
Sd98w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
47
Sd10e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
48
Sd11w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
49
Sd12e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
50
Sd15e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
51
Sd16w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
52
Sd18e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
53
Sd20w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Sd23e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
55
Sd25e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
56
Sd25w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
57
Sd27w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
58
Sd28e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
59
Sd31w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
60
Sd32w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Sd34e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Sd39w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Sd40w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Sd42e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Sd43e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Sd43w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Sd44e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Sd48w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Sd51w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Sd52e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Sd53w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Sd54e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Sd59w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Sd61w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Sd62e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Sd65e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Sd68w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Sd69w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Sd70e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Sd70w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Sd72e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Sd74e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Sd78w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Sd79w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Sd80w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Sd81e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Sd83e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Sd86e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Sd87e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Sd88w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Sd89w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Sd91e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Sd92w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Sd95w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
95
Sd100w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
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
Edo-Tokyo Museum↗ - Massive history museum next door, reopened March 2026 after a four-year refurbishment. ▾ Sumida River↗ - Riverside walks, water-bus cruises, fireworks in summer. ▾ Tokyo Skytree↗ - Visible from the arena, walkable in 30 minutes via the Sumida. ▾ 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.