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 12›
· as of Day 12
93 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
2
Haguronada
· Takekuma-beya · TokyoTokyo
3
Okawada
· Kokonoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
4
Kuriyama
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Maenohana
· Takadagawa-beya · ShimaneShimane
6
Obayama
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
Asahio
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
8
Miyakotenzan
· Hatachiyama-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
9
Hasegawa
· Magaki-beya · ChibaChiba
10
Toyokumono
· Takasago-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
11
Onoyama
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
12
Sakonoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
13
Wakasasaki
· Matsugane-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
14
Imanishi
· Nakamura-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
15
Daitoma
· Onomatsu-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Tenryuzan
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
17
Matsuura
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AichiAichi
18
Kokubushu
· Isenoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
19
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
20
Kiyokaze
· Oguruma-beya · AomoriAomori
21
Kotoishii
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Tochiakagi
· Kasugano-beya · OitaOita
23
Dewanoyu
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
24
Kaishoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Michinohikari
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
26
Nomoto
· Kasugayama-beya · AichiAichi
27
Wakasuruga
· Onomatsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
28
Kiyohara
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
29
Nawata
· Naruto-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
30
Tochinofuku
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
31
Akiasahi
· Oshima-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
32
Saitoyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · FukuiFukui
33
Asaio
· Ajigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
34
Takainazawa
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
35
Daigonishiki
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
36
Yamaryu
· Michinoku-beya · TokyoTokyo
37
Haguroshima
· Takekuma-beya · TokyoTokyo
38
Kudo
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
39
Tsurushimizu
· Izutsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
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
Arai
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
48
Onohikari
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
49
Amanoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
50
Dewanonada
· Dewanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
51
Daise
· Asahiyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
52
Akafuji
· Ajigawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
53
Yoshinoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
54
Takada
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
55
Daitenryu
· Yamahibiki-beya · OsakaOsaka
56
Toyoshima
· Oshima-beya · HyogoHyogo
57
Sasagawa
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
58
Igarashi
· Kise-beya · AkitaAkita
59
Wakatanaka
· Magaki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
60
Kawahara
· Takanohana-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
61
Daibo
· Takashima-beya · AichiAichi
62
Kotosasaki
· Sadogatake-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
63
Aonokuni
· Ajigawa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
64
Kotonoshin
· Sadogatake-beya · IwateIwate
65
Masunoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
66
Onoryu
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
67
Tateishi
· Matsugane-beya · TokyoTokyo
68
Fukushima
· Nakamura-beya · AichiAichi
69
Onuma
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
70
Fukuyama
· Hakkaku-beya · OsakaOsaka
71
72
Akaneya
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
73
Kaida
· Kasugano-beya · OitaOita
74
Onochikara
· Onomatsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
75
Noguchi
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
76
Kawabata
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
77
Uchida
· Izutsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Ogawa
· Kitanoumi-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
Higonoryu
· Kiriyama-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Shimada
· Hatachiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Sugibuchi
· Magaki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Fukutenzan
· Hatachiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
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
Sako
· Hanakago-beya · AichiAichi
91
Tsurunowaka
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
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.