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 14›
· as of Day 14
93 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Haguronada
· Takekuma-beya · TokyoTokyo
2
3
Kuriyama
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
Maenohana
· Takadagawa-beya · ShimaneShimane
5
Asahio
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
6
Hasegawa
· Magaki-beya · ChibaChiba
7
Okawada
· Kokonoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
8
Toyokumono
· Takasago-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
9
Onoyama
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
10
Tenryuzan
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
11
Obayama
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
12
Kiyokaze
· Oguruma-beya · AomoriAomori
13
Dewanoyu
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
14
Miyakotenzan
· Hatachiyama-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
15
Kaishoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
Kiyohara
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
17
Sakonoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
18
Daitoma
· Onomatsu-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
19
Matsuura
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AichiAichi
20
Kokubushu
· Isenoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
21
Kotoishii
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Nomoto
· Kasugayama-beya · AichiAichi
23
Akiasahi
· Oshima-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
24
Wakasasaki
· Matsugane-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
25
Imanishi
· Nakamura-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
26
Daigonishiki
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
27
Kudo
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
28
Agatsuma
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
29
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
30
Tochiakagi
· Kasugano-beya · OitaOita
31
Ueno
· Futagoyama-beya · AichiAichi
32
Arai
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
33
Michinohikari
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
34
Wakasuruga
· Onomatsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
35
Nawata
· Naruto-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
36
Tochinofuku
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
37
Saitoyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · FukuiFukui
38
Takainazawa
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
39
Haguroshima
· Takekuma-beya · TokyoTokyo
40
Tsurushimizu
· Izutsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
41
Shoryu
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
42
Kitanogo
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
43
Maita
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
44
Amanoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
45
Asaio
· Ajigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
46
Yoshinoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
47
Yamaryu
· Michinoku-beya · TokyoTokyo
48
Daitenryu
· Yamahibiki-beya · OsakaOsaka
49
Tamanomichi
· Kataonami-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
50
Igarashi
· Kise-beya · AkitaAkita
51
Rikito
· Michinoku-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
52
Onohikari
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
53
Kotonoshin
· Sadogatake-beya · IwateIwate
54
Onoryu
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
55
Dewanonada
· Dewanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
56
Daise
· Asahiyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
57
Fukuyama
· Hakkaku-beya · OsakaOsaka
58
Takada
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
59
Toyoshima
· Oshima-beya · HyogoHyogo
60
Kawahara
· Takanohana-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
61
Daibo
· Takashima-beya · AichiAichi
62
Kotosasaki
· Sadogatake-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
63
Aonokuni
· Ajigawa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
64
Masunoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
65
Fukushima
· Nakamura-beya · AichiAichi
66
Akafuji
· Ajigawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
67
Sasagawa
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
68
Onochikara
· Onomatsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
69
Wakatanaka
· Magaki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
70
Kawabata
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
71
Tateishi
· Matsugane-beya · TokyoTokyo
72
Onuma
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
73
74
Tsurunowaka
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
75
Akaneya
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
76
Kaida
· Kasugano-beya · OitaOita
77
Noguchi
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
78
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
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.