CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1989

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 7-21 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
· special prizes
Day in review
‹Day 13›
UpsetKirishimadef. Ōzeki Hokutenyu()Day 13
YokozunaChiyonofuji, M10Hananoumi

After day 13, Ōzeki Asahifuji leads the tournament at 12–1. One win back, Yokozuna Onokuni and Yokozuna Hokutoumi lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Onokuni lost to Konishiki by , Yokozuna Chiyonofuji sat out, Yokozuna Hokutoumi lost to Asahifuji by , Ōzeki Hokutenyu lost to Kirishima by and Ōzeki Konishiki beat Onokuni by . Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Hananoumi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKirishima beat Ozeki Hokutenyu ()

Playoff

Tied at 13–2, Hokutoumi won the playoff against Asahifuji to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 13
38 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Asahifuji
· Oshima-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Hokutoumi()
2
Onokuni
· Hanaregoma-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
●lost toKonishiki()
3
Hokutoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
●lost toAsahifuji()
4
Hokutenyu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
●lost toKirishima()
5
Enazakura
· Oshiogawa-beya · GifuGifu
○def.Fujinoshin()
6
Konishiki
· Takasago-beya · U.S.A.
○def.Onokuni()
7
Sakahoko
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
○def.Kotogaume()
8
Tochinowaka
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
○def.Wakasegawa()
9
Takanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Takanohama()
10
Fujinoshin
· Kokonoe-beya · ChibaChiba
●lost toEnazakura()
11
Kirishima
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
○def.Hokutenyu()
12
Masurao
· Oshiogawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toAkinoshima()
13
Jingaku
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
○def.Kyokudozan()
14
○def.Tagaryu()
15
Ryogoku
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
○def.Kotonishiki()
16
Ozutsu
· Taiho-beya · MieMie
●lost toKotoinazuma()
17
Takamisugi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
○def.Kitakachidoki()
18
Kitakachidoki
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
●lost toTakamisugi()
19
●lost toRyogoku()
20
Tochitsukasa
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
○def.Sasshunada()
21
Kotogaume
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
●lost toSakahoko()
22
Mitoizumi
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
○def.Daijuyama()
23
Terao
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
○def.Misugisato()
24
Kyokudozan
· Oshima-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
●lost toJingaku()
25
Sasshunada
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
●lost toTochitsukasa()
26
Wakasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
●lost toTochinowaka()
27
Akinoshima
· Futagoyama-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
○def.Masurao()
28
●lost toTerao()
29
○def.Ozutsu()
30
Daijuyama
· Futagoyama-beya · NiigataNiigata
●lost toMitoizumi()
31
Kasugafuji
· Ajigawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
●lost toKoboyama()
32
Kotofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
○def.Itai()
33
Tagaryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toHananokuni()
34
Takanohama
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toTakanofuji()
35
Itai
· Onaruto-beya · OitaOita
●lost toKotofuji()
36
Koboyama
· Kumagatani-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
○def.Kasugafuji()
-
Chiyonofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
38
Hananoumi
· Hanaregoma-beya · AkitaAkita
kyūjō
Day-by-day
Day 15
Hokutoumi and Asahifuji share the lead at 13–2.
▾
YokozunaChiyonofuji, M10Hananoumi

After day 15, Yokozuna Hokutoumi and Ōzeki Asahifuji share the lead at 13–2. One win back, Yokozuna Onokuni leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Onokuni lost to Hokutoumi by , Yokozuna Chiyonofuji sat out, Ōzeki Hokutenyu lost to Asahifuji by and Ōzeki Konishiki lost to Kotogaume by . Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Hananoumi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochinowaka beat Komusubi Sakahoko ()
YokozunaOnokuni
lost to Hokutoumi()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Onokuni()
beat Hokutenyu()
lost to Asahifuji()
lost to Kotogaume()
SekiwakeKotogaume
beat Konishiki()
SekiwakeAkinoshima
beat Jingaku()
KomusubiSakahoko
lost to Tochinowaka()
KomusubiItai
beat Daijuyama()
Day 14
Onokuni, Hokutoumi, and Asahifuji share the lead at 12–2.
▾
YokozunaChiyonofuji, M10Hananoumi

After day 14, Yokozuna Onokuni, Yokozuna Hokutoumi and Ōzeki Asahifuji share the lead at 12–2. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji sat out, Ōzeki Hokutenyu lost to Hokutoumi by and Ōzeki Konishiki beat Daijuyama by . Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Hananoumi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutMitoizumi beat Komusubi Itai ()
YokozunaOnokuni
beat Asahifuji()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Hokutenyu()
lost to Onokuni()
lost to Hokutoumi()
beat Daijuyama()
SekiwakeKotogaume
beat Akinoshima()
SekiwakeAkinoshima
lost to Kotogaume()
KomusubiSakahoko
lost to Masurao()
KomusubiItai
lost to Mitoizumi()
Day 13
Asahifuji leads at 12–1.★1
▾
UpsetKirishimadef. Ōzeki Hokutenyu()Day 13
YokozunaChiyonofuji, M10Hananoumi

After day 13, Ōzeki Asahifuji leads the tournament at 12–1. One win back, Yokozuna Onokuni and Yokozuna Hokutoumi lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Onokuni lost to Konishiki by , Yokozuna Chiyonofuji sat out, Yokozuna Hokutoumi lost to Asahifuji by , Ōzeki Hokutenyu lost to Kirishima by and Ōzeki Konishiki beat Onokuni by . Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Hananoumi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKirishima beat Ozeki Hokutenyu ()
YokozunaOnokuni
lost to Konishiki()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHokutoumi
lost to Asahifuji()
beat Hokutoumi()
lost to Kirishima()
beat Onokuni()
SekiwakeKotogaume
lost to Sakahoko()
SekiwakeAkinoshima
beat Masurao()
KomusubiSakahoko
beat Kotogaume()
KomusubiItai
lost to Kotofuji()
Day 12
Onokuni, Hokutoumi, and Asahifuji share the lead at 11–1.★1
▾
Rare techniqueKasugafujidef. Kotofuji()Day 12
YokozunaChiyonofuji, M10Hananoumi

After day 12, Yokozuna Onokuni, Yokozuna Hokutoumi and Ōzeki Asahifuji share the lead at 11–1. One win back, Ōzeki Hokutenyu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji sat out, Ōzeki Hokutenyu lost to Onokuni by and Ōzeki Konishiki lost to Hokutoumi by . Kasugafuji won by , a rarely seen technique. Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Hananoumi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTerao beat Sekiwake Akinoshima ()
YokozunaOnokuni
beat Hokutenyu()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Konishiki()
beat Tochinowaka()
lost to Onokuni()
lost to Hokutoumi()
SekiwakeKotogaume
beat Mitoizumi()
SekiwakeAkinoshima
lost to Terao()
KomusubiSakahoko
beat Itai()
KomusubiItai
lost to Sakahoko()
Day 11
4 wrestlers share the lead at 10–1.★1
▾
KinboshiKirishimadef. Yokozuna Onokuni()Day 11
YokozunaChiyonofuji, M10Hananoumi

After day 11, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 10–1, among them Yokozuna Onokuni and Yokozuna Hokutoumi. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji sat out and Ōzeki Konishiki lost to Hokutenyu by . Kirishima claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Onokuni. Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Hananoumi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTerao beat Komusubi Itai ()
YokozunaOnokunikinboshi
lost to Kirishima()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Kotogaume()
beat Daijuyama()
beat Konishiki()
lost to Hokutenyu()
SekiwakeKotogaume
lost to Hokutoumi()
SekiwakeAkinoshima
beat Misugisato()
KomusubiSakahoko
beat Mitoizumi()
KomusubiItai
lost to Terao()
Day 10
Onokuni leads at 10–0.
▾
YokozunaChiyonofuji, M10Hananoumi

After day 10, Yokozuna Onokuni leads the tournament at 10–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hokutoumi, Ōzeki Asahifuji and Ōzeki Hokutenyu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji sat out, Yokozuna Hokutoumi beat Mitoizumi by , Ōzeki Asahifuji beat Konishiki by , Ōzeki Hokutenyu beat Daijuyama by and Ōzeki Konishiki lost to Asahifuji by . Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Hananoumi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutFujinoshin (M11) on a 7–3 run.
YokozunaOnokuni
beat Masurao()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Mitoizumi()
beat Konishiki()
beat Daijuyama()
lost to Asahifuji()
SekiwakeKotogaume
beat Jingaku()
SekiwakeAkinoshima
lost to Itai()
KomusubiSakahoko
beat Kasugafuji()
KomusubiItai
beat Akinoshima()
Day 9
Onokuni leads at 9–0.
▾
YokozunaChiyonofuji, M10Hananoumi

After day 9, Yokozuna Onokuni leads the tournament at 9–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hokutoumi, Ōzeki Asahifuji and Ōzeki Hokutenyu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji sat out, Yokozuna Hokutoumi beat Daijuyama by , Ōzeki Asahifuji beat Masurao by , Ōzeki Hokutenyu beat Kotogaume by and Ōzeki Konishiki beat Terao by . Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Hananoumi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKasugafuji beat Komusubi Itai ()
YokozunaOnokuni
beat Akinoshima()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Daijuyama()
beat Masurao()
beat Kotogaume()
beat Terao()
SekiwakeKotogaume
lost to Hokutenyu()
SekiwakeAkinoshima
lost to Onokuni()
KomusubiSakahoko
beat Misugisato()
KomusubiItai
lost to Kasugafuji()
Day 8
Onokuni leads at 8–0.
▾
M14Tochitsukasa, YokozunaChiyonofuji, M10Hananoumi

After day 8, Yokozuna Onokuni leads the tournament at 8–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hokutoumi, Ōzeki Asahifuji and Ōzeki Hokutenyu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji sat out, Yokozuna Hokutoumi beat Akinoshima by , Ōzeki Asahifuji beat Kirishima by , Ōzeki Hokutenyu beat Sakahoko by and Ōzeki Konishiki beat Misugisato by . Tochitsukasa (M14), Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Hananoumi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutMasurao (M4) on a 6–2 run.
YokozunaOnokuni
beat Daijuyama()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Akinoshima()
beat Kirishima()
beat Sakahoko()
beat Misugisato()
SekiwakeKotogaume
beat Itai()
SekiwakeAkinoshima
lost to Hokutoumi()
KomusubiSakahoko
lost to Hokutenyu()
KomusubiItai
lost to Kotogaume()
Day 7
Onokuni leads at 7–0.
▾
M14Tochitsukasa, YokozunaChiyonofuji, M10Hananoumi

After day 7, Yokozuna Onokuni leads the tournament at 7–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hokutoumi, Ōzeki Asahifuji and Ōzeki Hokutenyu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji sat out, Yokozuna Hokutoumi beat Kirishima by , Ōzeki Asahifuji beat Kotogaume by , Ōzeki Hokutenyu beat Misugisato by and Ōzeki Konishiki beat Kasugafuji by . Tochitsukasa (M14), Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Hananoumi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutFujinoshin (M11) on a 6–1 run.
YokozunaOnokuni
beat Mitoizumi()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Kirishima()
beat Kotogaume()
beat Misugisato()
beat Kasugafuji()
SekiwakeKotogaume
lost to Asahifuji()
SekiwakeAkinoshima
beat Sakahoko()
KomusubiSakahoko
lost to Akinoshima()
KomusubiItai
beat Koboyama()
Day 6
Onokuni leads at 6–0.★1
▾
KinboshiMisugisatodef. Yokozuna Hokutoumi()Day 6
M14Tochitsukasa, YokozunaChiyonofuji, M10Hananoumi

After day 6, Yokozuna Onokuni leads the tournament at 6–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hokutoumi, Ōzeki Asahifuji and Ōzeki Hokutenyu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji sat out, Yokozuna Hokutoumi lost to Misugisato by , Ōzeki Asahifuji beat Itai by , Ōzeki Hokutenyu beat Kasugafuji by and Ōzeki Konishiki beat Masurao by . Misugisato claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Hokutoumi. Tochitsukasa (M14), Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Hananoumi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutDaijuyama beat Sekiwake Akinoshima ()
YokozunaOnokuni
beat Kotogaume()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHokutoumikinboshi
lost to Misugisato()
beat Itai()
beat Kasugafuji()
beat Masurao()
SekiwakeKotogaume
lost to Onokuni()
SekiwakeAkinoshima
lost to Daijuyama()
KomusubiSakahoko
beat Koboyama()
KomusubiItai
lost to Asahifuji()
Day 5
Onokuni and Hokutoumi share the lead at 5–0.
▾
YokozunaChiyonofuji

After day 5, Yokozuna Onokuni and Yokozuna Hokutoumi share the lead at 5–0. One win back, Ōzeki Asahifuji and Ōzeki Hokutenyu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji sat out, Ōzeki Asahifuji lost to Akinoshima by , Ōzeki Hokutenyu beat Itai by and Ōzeki Konishiki beat Kirishima by . Yokozuna Chiyonofuji remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutMasurao (M4) on a 4–1 run.
YokozunaOnokuni
beat Kasugafuji()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Terao()
lost to Akinoshima()
beat Itai()
beat Kirishima()
SekiwakeKotogaume
beat Masurao()
SekiwakeAkinoshima
beat Asahifuji()
KomusubiSakahoko
beat Daijuyama()
KomusubiItai
lost to Hokutenyu()
Day 4
5 wrestlers share the lead at 4–0.
▾
YokozunaChiyonofuji

After day 4, 5 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–0, among them Yokozuna Onokuni and Yokozuna Hokutoumi. One win back, Ōzeki Hokutenyu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji sat out, Ōzeki Hokutenyu beat Koboyama by and Ōzeki Konishiki lost to Akinoshima by . Yokozuna Chiyonofuji remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutMisugisato beat Sekiwake Kotogaume ()
YokozunaOnokuni
beat Terao()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Sakahoko()
beat Mitoizumi()
beat Koboyama()
lost to Akinoshima()
SekiwakeKotogaume
lost to Misugisato()
SekiwakeAkinoshima
beat Konishiki()
KomusubiSakahoko
lost to Hokutoumi()
KomusubiItai
lost to Kirishima()
Day 3
7 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.
▾
YokozunaChiyonofuji

After day 3, 7 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Onokuni and Yokozuna Hokutoumi. One win back, Ōzeki Hokutenyu and Ōzeki Konishiki lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji sat out, Ōzeki Hokutenyu beat Mitoizumi by and Ōzeki Konishiki beat Itai by . Yokozuna Chiyonofuji remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKirishima beat Sekiwake Akinoshima ()
YokozunaOnokuni
beat Sakahoko()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Koboyama()
beat Terao()
beat Mitoizumi()
beat Itai()
SekiwakeKotogaume
beat Daijuyama()
SekiwakeAkinoshima
lost to Kirishima()
KomusubiSakahoko
lost to Onokuni()
KomusubiItai
lost to Konishiki()
Day 2
9 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.★2
▾
UpsetTeraodef. Ōzeki Hokutenyu()Day 2
Rare techniqueKyokudozandef. Ryogoku()Day 2
YokozunaChiyonofuji

After day 2, 9 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Onokuni and Yokozuna Hokutoumi. One win back, Ōzeki Hokutenyu and Ōzeki Konishiki lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji sat out, Ōzeki Hokutenyu lost to Terao by and Ōzeki Konishiki lost to Sakahoko by . Kyokudozan won by , a rarely seen technique. Yokozuna Chiyonofuji remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTerao beat Ozeki Hokutenyu ()
YokozunaOnokuni
beat Koboyama()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Itai()
beat Misugisato()
lost to Terao()
lost to Sakahoko()
SekiwakeKotogaume
lost to Kirishima()
SekiwakeAkinoshima
lost to Mitoizumi()
KomusubiSakahoko
beat Konishiki()
KomusubiItai
lost to Hokutoumi()
Day 1
18 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.
▾
YokozunaChiyonofuji

After day 1, 18 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Onokuni and Yokozuna Hokutoumi. 19 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji sat out. Yokozuna Chiyonofuji remained out through kyūjō.

YokozunaOnokuni
beat Itai()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Kasugafuji()
beat Sakahoko()
beat Akinoshima()
beat Koboyama()
SekiwakeKotogaume
beat Terao()
SekiwakeAkinoshima
lost to Hokutenyu()
KomusubiSakahoko
lost to Asahifuji()
KomusubiItai
lost to Onokuni()
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.