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 10›
· as of Day 10
93 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
2
Haguronada
· Takekuma-beya · TokyoTokyo
3
Hasegawa
· Magaki-beya · ChibaChiba
4
Okawada
· Kokonoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
5
Toyokumono
· Takasago-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
6
Onoyama
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
Daitoma
· Onomatsu-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Kuriyama
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Maenohana
· Takadagawa-beya · ShimaneShimane
10
Obayama
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
11
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
12
Dewanoyu
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
13
Asahio
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
14
Miyakotenzan
· Hatachiyama-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
15
Kaishoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
Kiyohara
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
17
Saitoyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · FukuiFukui
18
Sakonoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
19
Asaio
· Ajigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
20
Takainazawa
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
21
Wakasasaki
· Matsugane-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
22
Imanishi
· Nakamura-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
23
Yamaryu
· Michinoku-beya · TokyoTokyo
24
Tenryuzan
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
25
Matsuura
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AichiAichi
26
Tsurushimizu
· Izutsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
27
Agatsuma
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
28
Kokubushu
· Isenoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
29
Rikito
· Michinoku-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
30
Kiyokaze
· Oguruma-beya · AomoriAomori
31
Kotoishii
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
32
Kitanogo
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
33
Tochiakagi
· Kasugano-beya · OitaOita
34
Arai
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
35
Dewanonada
· Dewanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
36
Daise
· Asahiyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
37
Nawata
· Naruto-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
38
Michinohikari
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
39
Nomoto
· Kasugayama-beya · AichiAichi
40
Wakasuruga
· Onomatsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
41
Tochinofuku
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
42
Akiasahi
· Oshima-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
43
Akafuji
· Ajigawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
44
Yoshinoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
45
Daigonishiki
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
46
Haguroshima
· Takekuma-beya · TokyoTokyo
47
Daitenryu
· Yamahibiki-beya · OsakaOsaka
48
Kudo
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
49
Toyoshima
· Oshima-beya · HyogoHyogo
50
Sasagawa
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
51
Tamanomichi
· Kataonami-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
52
Shoryu
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
53
Igarashi
· Kise-beya · AkitaAkita
54
Kawahara
· Takanohana-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
55
Daibo
· Takashima-beya · AichiAichi
56
Ueno
· Futagoyama-beya · AichiAichi
57
Maita
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
58
Aonokuni
· Ajigawa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
59
Onohikari
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
60
Kotonoshin
· Sadogatake-beya · IwateIwate
61
Amanoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
62
Onoryu
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
63
Tateishi
· Matsugane-beya · TokyoTokyo
64
65
Onuma
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
66
Kaida
· Kasugano-beya · OitaOita
67
Takada
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
68
Onochikara
· Onomatsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
69
Wakatanaka
· Magaki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
70
Noguchi
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
71
Kawabata
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
72
Kotosasaki
· Sadogatake-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
73
Masunoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
74
Akaneya
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
75
Uchida
· Izutsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
76
Fukushima
· Nakamura-beya · AichiAichi
-
Ogawa
· Kitanoumi-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
Higonoryu
· Kiriyama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Shimada
· Hatachiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Sugibuchi
· Magaki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Fukutenzan
· Hatachiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Fukuyama
· Hakkaku-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Higashisaki
· Kitanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
-
Hatayama
· Musashigawa-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
-
Tsurumayama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AichiAichi
-
Haramoto
· Hanaregoma-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
Akutsu
· Azumazeki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Shogo
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
-
Nagatome
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
90
Tsurunowaka
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
91
Sako
· Hanakago-beya · AichiAichi
92
Nishisegawa
· Kiriyama-beya · HyogoHyogo
93
Kuwahara
· Izutsu-beya · SaitamaSaitama
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.