CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1998

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 Jan · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
· as of Day 1
93 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Saitoyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · FukuiFukui
2
3
Asaio
· Ajigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
4
Wakasasaki
· Matsugane-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
5
Yamaryu
· Michinoku-beya · TokyoTokyo
6
Kudo
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
7
Tenryuzan
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
8
Matsuura
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AichiAichi
9
Agatsuma
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
10
Haguronada
· Takekuma-beya · TokyoTokyo
11
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
12
Daibo
· Takashima-beya · AichiAichi
13
Kotoishii
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
14
Dewanoyu
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
15
Aonokuni
· Ajigawa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
16
Miyakotenzan
· Hatachiyama-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
17
Daise
· Asahiyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
18
Akaneya
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
19
Michinohikari
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
20
Kiyohara
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Okawada
· Kokonoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Tochinofuku
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
-
Akafuji
· Ajigawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
-
Kaida
· Kasugano-beya · OitaOita
-
Onoyama
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Sakonoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Ogawa
· Kitanoumi-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
Higonoryu
· Kiriyama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Takainazawa
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
-
Nishisegawa
· Kiriyama-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Shimada
· Hatachiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Tsurunowaka
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Takada
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
-
Daigonishiki
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Daitenryu
· Yamahibiki-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Sugibuchi
· Magaki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Daitoma
· Onomatsu-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Toyoshima
· Oshima-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Fukutenzan
· Hatachiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Maenohana
· Takadagawa-beya · ShimaneShimane
-
Sasagawa
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
-
Tamanomichi
· Kataonami-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Obayama
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Igarashi
· Kise-beya · AkitaAkita
-
Kokubushu
· Isenoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Rikito
· Michinoku-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
-
Wakatanaka
· Magaki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Kawahara
· Takanohana-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
Kiyokaze
· Oguruma-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Kitanogo
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Ueno
· Futagoyama-beya · AichiAichi
-
Maita
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Fukuyama
· Hakkaku-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Kotosasaki
· Sadogatake-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
-
Higashisaki
· Kitanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
-
Asahio
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Kotonoshin
· Sadogatake-beya · IwateIwate
-
Amanoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Hatayama
· Musashigawa-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
-
Onoryu
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Kuwahara
· Izutsu-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Nawata
· Naruto-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
Tateishi
· Matsugane-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Kaishoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Tsurumayama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AichiAichi
-
Hasegawa
· Magaki-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Haramoto
· Hanaregoma-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
Akutsu
· Azumazeki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Shogo
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
-
Nagatome
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Nomoto
· Kasugayama-beya · AichiAichi
-
Fukushima
· Nakamura-beya · AichiAichi
74
Akiasahi
· Oshima-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
75
Toyokumono
· Takasago-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
76
Yoshinoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
77
Sako
· Hanakago-beya · AichiAichi
78
Imanishi
· Nakamura-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
79
Haguroshima
· Takekuma-beya · TokyoTokyo
80
Kuriyama
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
81
Tsurushimizu
· Izutsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
82
Onochikara
· Onomatsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
83
Shoryu
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
84
Noguchi
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
85
Kawabata
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
86
Tochiakagi
· Kasugano-beya · OitaOita
87
Arai
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
88
Onohikari
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
89
Masunoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
90
Dewanonada
· Dewanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
91
Uchida
· Izutsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
92
Wakasuruga
· Onomatsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
93
Onuma
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
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.