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