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 7›
· as of Day 7
93 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Haguronada
· Takekuma-beya · TokyoTokyo
2
Okawada
· Kokonoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
3
4
Yamaryu
· Michinoku-beya · TokyoTokyo
5
Daitoma
· Onomatsu-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
6
Kitanogo
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
7
Dewanoyu
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
8
Nawata
· Naruto-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
9
Hasegawa
· Magaki-beya · ChibaChiba
10
Saitoyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · FukuiFukui
11
Wakasasaki
· Matsugane-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
12
Imanishi
· Nakamura-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
13
Kuriyama
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
14
Agatsuma
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
15
Kotoishii
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
Tochiakagi
· Kasugano-beya · OitaOita
17
Daise
· Asahiyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
18
Nomoto
· Kasugayama-beya · AichiAichi
19
Kiyohara
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
20
Toyokumono
· Takasago-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
21
Onoyama
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
22
Asaio
· Ajigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
23
Tenryuzan
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
24
Maenohana
· Takadagawa-beya · ShimaneShimane
25
Tamanomichi
· Kataonami-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
26
Obayama
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
27
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
28
Rikito
· Michinoku-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
29
Asahio
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
30
Kotonoshin
· Sadogatake-beya · IwateIwate
31
Amanoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
32
Miyakotenzan
· Hatachiyama-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
33
Kaishoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
34
Michinohikari
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
35
Tochinofuku
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
36
Akiasahi
· Oshima-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
37
Sakonoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
38
Haguroshima
· Takekuma-beya · TokyoTokyo
39
Kudo
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
40
Sasagawa
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
41
Tsurushimizu
· Izutsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
42
Kokubushu
· Isenoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
43
Daibo
· Takashima-beya · AichiAichi
44
Kiyokaze
· Oguruma-beya · AomoriAomori
45
Arai
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
46
Onohikari
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
47
Onoryu
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
48
Wakasuruga
· Onomatsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
49
Yoshinoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
50
Takainazawa
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
51
Takada
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
52
Daigonishiki
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
53
Matsuura
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AichiAichi
54
55
Onochikara
· Onomatsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
56
Kawahara
· Takanohana-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
57
Ueno
· Futagoyama-beya · AichiAichi
58
Kotosasaki
· Sadogatake-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
59
Aonokuni
· Ajigawa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
60
Dewanonada
· Dewanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
61
Akaneya
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
62
Akafuji
· Ajigawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
63
Kaida
· Kasugano-beya · OitaOita
64
Daitenryu
· Yamahibiki-beya · OsakaOsaka
65
Toyoshima
· Oshima-beya · HyogoHyogo
66
Igarashi
· Kise-beya · AkitaAkita
67
Wakatanaka
· Magaki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
68
Noguchi
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
69
Maita
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
70
Masunoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
71
Tateishi
· Matsugane-beya · TokyoTokyo
72
Uchida
· Izutsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
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
86
Tsurunowaka
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
87
Sako
· Hanakago-beya · AichiAichi
88
Shoryu
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
89
Kawabata
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
90
Onuma
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
91
Nishisegawa
· Kiriyama-beya · HyogoHyogo
92
Kuwahara
· Izutsu-beya · SaitamaSaitama
93
Fukushima
· Nakamura-beya · AichiAichi
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.