CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1990

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 13-27 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 6›
YokozunaOnokuni

After day 6, 6 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 6–0, among them Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Yokozuna Hokutoumi. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Onokuni sat out. Yokozuna Onokuni remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutOginohana beat Sekiwake Tochinowaka ()

· as of Day 6
38 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Chiyonofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
○def.Kotogaume()
2
Hokutoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
○def.Akinoshima()
3
Konishiki
· Takasago-beya · U.S.A.
○def.Terao()
4
Kirishima
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
○def.Ryogoku()
5
Asahifuji
· Oshima-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Kotofuji()
6
Hokutenyu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
○def.Sakahoko()
7
Akinoshima
· Futagoyama-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
●lost toHokutoumi()
8
●lost toTakamisugi()
9
Mitoizumi
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
○def.Takahanada()
10
Takanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toHananokuni()
11
Daijuyama
· Futagoyama-beya · NiigataNiigata
○def.Kyokudozan()
12
Takamisugi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
○def.Kotonishiki()
13
Misugisato
· Futagoyama-beya · ShigaShiga
○def.Itai()
14
○def.Kotoinazuma()
15
Takanohama
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Ozutsu()
16
Kotofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
●lost toAsahifuji()
17
Itai
· Onaruto-beya · OitaOita
●lost toMisugisato()
18
○def.Takanofuji()
19
Ozutsu
· Taiho-beya · MieMie
●lost toTakanohama()
20
Jingaku
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
●lost toKushimaumi()
21
Tochitsukasa
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
○def.Kasugafuji()
22
Tagaryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toEnazakura()
23
Kyokugozan
· Oshima-beya · ChibaChiba
●lost toOwakamatsu()
24
Terao
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
●lost toKonishiki()
25
Oginohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
○def.Tochinowaka()
26
Kushimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
○def.Jingaku()
27
○def.Tagaryu()
28
Kyokudozan
· Oshima-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
●lost toDaijuyama()
29
Takahanada
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toMitoizumi()
30
Sakahoko
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
●lost toHokutenyu()
31
●lost toKirinishiki()
32
Wakasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
○def.Masurao()
33
Masurao
· Oshiogawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toWakasegawa()
-
Onokuni
· Hanaregoma-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
35
Tochinowaka
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
●lost toOginohana()
36
Ryogoku
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
●lost toKirishima()
37
Kotogaume
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
●lost toChiyonofuji()
38
Kasugafuji
· Ajigawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
●lost toTochitsukasa()
Day-by-day
Day 15
Asahifuji leads at 14–1.
▾
YokozunaOnokuni

After day 15, Ōzeki Asahifuji leads the tournament at 14–1. One win back, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji beat Kirishima by , Yokozuna Hokutoumi lost to Konishiki by , Yokozuna Onokuni sat out, Ōzeki Konishiki beat Hokutoumi by , Ōzeki Kirishima lost to Chiyonofuji by and Ōzeki Hokutenyu lost to Asahifuji by . Yokozuna Onokuni remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutWakasegawa beat Komusubi Kotogaume ()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
beat Kirishima()
YokozunaHokutoumi
lost to Konishiki()
YokozunaOnokuni
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Hokutoumi()
lost to Chiyonofuji()
beat Hokutenyu()
lost to Asahifuji()
SekiwakeTerao
beat Mitoizumi()
SekiwakeTochinowaka
beat Kushimaumi()
KomusubiRyogoku
beat Akinoshima()
KomusubiKotogaume
lost to Wakasegawa()
Day 14
Asahifuji leads at 13–1.★1
▾
UpsetKushimaumidef. Ōzeki Hokutenyu()Day 14
YokozunaOnokuni

After day 14, Ōzeki Asahifuji leads the tournament at 13–1. One win back, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji lost to Konishiki by , Yokozuna Hokutoumi beat Kirishima by , Yokozuna Onokuni sat out, Ōzeki Konishiki beat Chiyonofuji by , Ōzeki Kirishima lost to Hokutoumi by and Ōzeki Hokutenyu lost to Kushimaumi by . Yokozuna Onokuni remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKushimaumi beat Ozeki Hokutenyu ()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
lost to Konishiki()
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Kirishima()
YokozunaOnokuni
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Chiyonofuji()
lost to Hokutoumi()
beat Tochinowaka()
lost to Kushimaumi()
SekiwakeTerao
lost to Kotofuji()
SekiwakeTochinowaka
lost to Asahifuji()
KomusubiRyogoku
beat Sakahoko()
KomusubiKotogaume
lost to Akinoshima()
Day 13
Chiyonofuji and Asahifuji share the lead at 12–1.
▾
YokozunaOnokuni

After day 13, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Ōzeki Asahifuji share the lead at 12–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hokutoumi lost to Hokutenyu by , Yokozuna Onokuni sat out, Ōzeki Konishiki beat Kirishima by , Ōzeki Kirishima lost to Konishiki by and Ōzeki Hokutenyu beat Hokutoumi by . Yokozuna Onokuni remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutItai beat Komusubi Ryogoku ()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
beat Terao()
YokozunaHokutoumi
lost to Hokutenyu()
YokozunaOnokuni
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Kirishima()
lost to Konishiki()
beat Kushimaumi()
beat Hokutoumi()
SekiwakeTerao
lost to Chiyonofuji()
SekiwakeTochinowaka
beat Kasugafuji()
KomusubiRyogoku
lost to Itai()
KomusubiKotogaume
beat Oginohana()
Day 12
Chiyonofuji and Asahifuji share the lead at 11–1.★2
▾
KinboshiKotonishikidef. Yokozuna Hokutoumi()Day 12
UpsetMitoizumidef. Ōzeki Kirishima()Day 12
YokozunaOnokuni

After day 12, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Ōzeki Asahifuji share the lead at 11–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hokutoumi lost to Kotonishiki by , Yokozuna Onokuni sat out, Ōzeki Konishiki lost to Asahifuji by , Ōzeki Kirishima lost to Mitoizumi by and Ōzeki Hokutenyu lost to Chiyonofuji by . Kotonishiki claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Hokutoumi. Yokozuna Onokuni remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutMitoizumi beat Ozeki Kirishima ()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
beat Hokutenyu()
YokozunaHokutoumikinboshi
lost to Kotonishiki()
YokozunaOnokuni
sat out (kyūjō)
lost to Asahifuji()
lost to Mitoizumi()
beat Konishiki()
lost to Chiyonofuji()
SekiwakeTerao
beat Kotogaume()
SekiwakeTochinowaka
beat Sakahoko()
KomusubiRyogoku
beat Wakasegawa()
KomusubiKotogaume
lost to Terao()
Day 11
Chiyonofuji and Asahifuji share the lead at 10–1.★2
▾
UpsetKotofujidef. Ōzeki Hokutenyu()Day 11
UpsetKushimaumidef. Ōzeki Konishiki()Day 11
YokozunaOnokuni

After day 11, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Ōzeki Asahifuji share the lead at 10–1. One win back, Yokozuna Hokutoumi, Ōzeki Konishiki and Ōzeki Kirishima lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hokutoumi lost to Asahifuji by , Yokozuna Onokuni sat out, Ōzeki Konishiki lost to Kushimaumi by , Ōzeki Kirishima beat Kotonishiki by and Ōzeki Hokutenyu lost to Kotofuji by . Yokozuna Onokuni remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKotofuji beat Ozeki Hokutenyu ()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
beat Oginohana()
YokozunaHokutoumi
lost to Asahifuji()
YokozunaOnokuni
sat out (kyūjō)
lost to Kushimaumi()
beat Kotonishiki()
beat Hokutoumi()
lost to Kotofuji()
SekiwakeTerao
beat Tochinowaka()
SekiwakeTochinowaka
lost to Terao()
KomusubiRyogoku
beat Kotogaume()
KomusubiKotogaume
lost to Ryogoku()
Day 10
4 wrestlers share the lead at 9–1.★1
▾
UpsetAkinoshimadef. Ōzeki Hokutenyu()Day 10
YokozunaOnokuni

After day 10, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 9–1, among them Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Yokozuna Hokutoumi. One win back, Ōzeki Kirishima leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Onokuni sat out, Ōzeki Kirishima lost to Asahifuji by and Ōzeki Hokutenyu lost to Akinoshima by . Yokozuna Onokuni remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAkinoshima beat Ozeki Hokutenyu ()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
beat Tochinowaka()
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Kotofuji()
YokozunaOnokuni
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Oginohana()
lost to Asahifuji()
beat Kirishima()
lost to Akinoshima()
SekiwakeTerao
lost to Kotonishiki()
SekiwakeTochinowaka
lost to Chiyonofuji()
KomusubiRyogoku
beat Kotoinazuma()
KomusubiKotogaume
beat Kushimaumi()
Day 9
5 wrestlers share the lead at 8–1.★3
▾
UpsetOginohanadef. Ōzeki Kirishima()Day 9
Rare techniqueAsahifujidef. Akinoshima()Day 9
Rare techniqueMisugisatodef. Ozutsu()Day 9
YokozunaOnokuni

After day 9, 5 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 8–1, among them Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Yokozuna Hokutoumi. One win back, Ōzeki Hokutenyu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Onokuni sat out and Ōzeki Hokutenyu lost to Konishiki by . Asahifuji won by , a rarely seen technique. Yokozuna Onokuni remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutOginohana beat Ozeki Kirishima ()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
beat Kotofuji()
YokozunaHokutoumi
lost to Terao()
YokozunaOnokuni
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Hokutenyu()
lost to Oginohana()
beat Akinoshima()
lost to Konishiki()
SekiwakeTerao
beat Hokutoumi()
SekiwakeTochinowaka
lost to Ryogoku()
KomusubiRyogoku
beat Tochinowaka()
KomusubiKotogaume
beat Sakahoko()
Day 8
Hokutoumi and Kirishima share the lead at 8–0.★2
▾
UpsetAkinoshimadef. Ōzeki Konishiki()Day 8
Rare techniqueKirishimadef. Hokutenyu()Day 8
YokozunaOnokuni

After day 8, Yokozuna Hokutoumi and Ōzeki Kirishima share the lead at 8–0. One win back, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji, Ōzeki Konishiki, Ōzeki Asahifuji and Ōzeki Hokutenyu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji beat Asahifuji by , Yokozuna Onokuni sat out, Ōzeki Konishiki lost to Akinoshima by , Ōzeki Asahifuji lost to Chiyonofuji by and Ōzeki Hokutenyu lost to Kirishima by . Kirishima won by , a rarely seen technique. Yokozuna Onokuni remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAkinoshima beat Ozeki Konishiki ()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
beat Asahifuji()
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Oginohana()
YokozunaOnokuni
sat out (kyūjō)
lost to Akinoshima()
beat Hokutenyu()
lost to Chiyonofuji()
lost to Kirishima()
SekiwakeTerao
lost to Kushimaumi()
SekiwakeTochinowaka
beat Kotogaume()
KomusubiRyogoku
lost to Kasugafuji()
KomusubiKotogaume
lost to Tochinowaka()
Day 7
5 wrestlers share the lead at 7–0.★1
▾
KinboshiAkinoshimadef. Yokozuna Chiyonofuji()Day 7
YokozunaOnokuni

After day 7, 5 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 7–0, among them Yokozuna Hokutoumi and Ōzeki Konishiki. One win back, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji lost to Akinoshima by and Yokozuna Onokuni sat out. Akinoshima claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Chiyonofuji. Yokozuna Onokuni remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAkinoshima (M1) on a 5–2 run.
YokozunaChiyonofujikinboshi
lost to Akinoshima()
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Tochinowaka()
YokozunaOnokuni
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Kotofuji()
beat Kotoinazuma()
beat Sakahoko()
beat Oginohana()
SekiwakeTerao
beat Ryogoku()
SekiwakeTochinowaka
lost to Hokutoumi()
KomusubiRyogoku
lost to Terao()
KomusubiKotogaume
beat Kasugafuji()
Day 6
6 wrestlers share the lead at 6–0.
▾
YokozunaOnokuni

After day 6, 6 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 6–0, among them Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Yokozuna Hokutoumi. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Onokuni sat out. Yokozuna Onokuni remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutOginohana beat Sekiwake Tochinowaka ()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
beat Kotogaume()
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Akinoshima()
YokozunaOnokuni
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Terao()
beat Ryogoku()
beat Kotofuji()
beat Sakahoko()
SekiwakeTerao
lost to Konishiki()
SekiwakeTochinowaka
lost to Oginohana()
KomusubiRyogoku
lost to Kirishima()
KomusubiKotogaume
lost to Chiyonofuji()
Day 5
6 wrestlers share the lead at 5–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueHokutenyudef. Terao()Day 5
YokozunaOnokuni

After day 5, 6 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 5–0, among them Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Yokozuna Hokutoumi. 3 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Onokuni sat out. Hokutenyu won by , a rarely seen technique. Yokozuna Onokuni remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKotofuji beat Sekiwake Tochinowaka ()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
beat Sakahoko()
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Ryogoku()
YokozunaOnokuni
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Kotogaume()
beat Akinoshima()
beat Oginohana()
beat Terao()
SekiwakeTerao
lost to Hokutenyu()
SekiwakeTochinowaka
lost to Kotofuji()
KomusubiRyogoku
lost to Hokutoumi()
KomusubiKotogaume
lost to Konishiki()
Day 4
7 wrestlers share the lead at 4–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueKirishimadef. Kushimaumi()Day 4
YokozunaOnokuni

After day 4, 7 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–0, among them Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Yokozuna Hokutoumi. 6 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Onokuni sat out. Kirishima won by , a rarely seen technique. Yokozuna Onokuni remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAkinoshima (M1) on a 4–0 run.
YokozunaChiyonofuji
beat Kotoinazuma()
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Sakahoko()
YokozunaOnokuni
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Ryogoku()
beat Kushimaumi()
beat Kotogaume()
beat Tochinowaka()
SekiwakeTerao
beat Wakasegawa()
SekiwakeTochinowaka
lost to Hokutenyu()
KomusubiRyogoku
lost to Konishiki()
KomusubiKotogaume
lost to Asahifuji()
Day 3
8 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.★2
▾
Rare techniqueKirishimadef. Tochinowaka()Day 3
Rare techniqueKyokudozandef. Oginohana()Day 3
YokozunaOnokuni

After day 3, 8 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Yokozuna Hokutoumi. 12 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Onokuni sat out. Kirishima won by , a rarely seen technique. Yokozuna Onokuni remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAkinoshima beat Sekiwake Terao ()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
beat Kasugafuji()
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Kushimaumi()
YokozunaOnokuni
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Sakahoko()
beat Tochinowaka()
beat Ryogoku()
beat Kotogaume()
SekiwakeTerao
lost to Akinoshima()
SekiwakeTochinowaka
lost to Kirishima()
KomusubiRyogoku
lost to Asahifuji()
KomusubiKotogaume
lost to Hokutenyu()
Day 2
10 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.
▾
YokozunaOnokuni

After day 2, 10 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Yokozuna Hokutoumi. 17 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Onokuni sat out. Yokozuna Onokuni remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAkinoshima beat Sekiwake Tochinowaka ()
YokozunaChiyonofuji
beat Kushimaumi()
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Kasugafuji()
YokozunaOnokuni
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Kotoinazuma()
beat Kotogaume()
beat Terao()
beat Ryogoku()
SekiwakeTerao
lost to Asahifuji()
SekiwakeTochinowaka
lost to Akinoshima()
KomusubiRyogoku
lost to Hokutenyu()
KomusubiKotogaume
lost to Kirishima()
Day 1
19 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.
▾
YokozunaOnokuni

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

YokozunaChiyonofuji
beat Ryogoku()
YokozunaHokutoumi
beat Kotogaume()
YokozunaOnokuni
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Tochinowaka()
beat Wakasegawa()
beat Kotoinazuma()
beat Kasugafuji()
SekiwakeTerao
beat Oginohana()
SekiwakeTochinowaka
lost to Konishiki()
KomusubiRyogoku
lost to Chiyonofuji()
KomusubiKotogaume
lost to Hokutoumi()
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.