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 9›
· as of Day 9
93 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
2
Daitoma
· Onomatsu-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
3
Haguronada
· Takekuma-beya · TokyoTokyo
4
Dewanoyu
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
5
Hasegawa
· Magaki-beya · ChibaChiba
6
Okawada
· Kokonoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
7
Onoyama
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
8
Maenohana
· Takadagawa-beya · ShimaneShimane
9
Obayama
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
10
Miyakotenzan
· Hatachiyama-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
11
Kiyohara
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
12
Saitoyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · FukuiFukui
13
Toyokumono
· Takasago-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
14
Imanishi
· Nakamura-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
15
Kuriyama
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Agatsuma
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
17
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
18
Kotoishii
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
19
Tochiakagi
· Kasugano-beya · OitaOita
20
Asahio
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
21
Nawata
· Naruto-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
22
Kaishoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Nomoto
· Kasugayama-beya · AichiAichi
24
Sakonoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
25
Takainazawa
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
26
Wakasasaki
· Matsugane-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
27
Yamaryu
· Michinoku-beya · TokyoTokyo
28
Tsurushimizu
· Izutsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
29
Kokubushu
· Isenoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
30
Kiyokaze
· Oguruma-beya · AomoriAomori
31
Kitanogo
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
32
Arai
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
33
Daise
· Asahiyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
34
Michinohikari
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
35
Asaio
· Ajigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
36
Daigonishiki
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
37
Kudo
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
38
Tenryuzan
· Shikihide-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
39
Matsuura
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AichiAichi
40
Sasagawa
· Takasago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
41
Rikito
· Michinoku-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
42
Daibo
· Takashima-beya · AichiAichi
43
Amanoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
44
Dewanonada
· Dewanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
45
Wakasuruga
· Onomatsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
46
Tochinofuku
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
47
Akiasahi
· Oshima-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
48
Yoshinoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
49
Haguroshima
· Takekuma-beya · TokyoTokyo
50
Daitenryu
· Yamahibiki-beya · OsakaOsaka
51
Toyoshima
· Oshima-beya · HyogoHyogo
52
Tamanomichi
· Kataonami-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
53
Shoryu
· Nishonoseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
54
Kawahara
· Takanohana-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
55
Ueno
· Futagoyama-beya · AichiAichi
56
Onohikari
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
57
Kotonoshin
· Sadogatake-beya · IwateIwate
58
Onoryu
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
59
Tateishi
· Matsugane-beya · TokyoTokyo
60
61
Akafuji
· Ajigawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
62
Igarashi
· Kise-beya · AkitaAkita
63
Noguchi
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
64
Maita
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
65
Kotosasaki
· Sadogatake-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
66
Aonokuni
· Ajigawa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
67
Masunoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
68
Onuma
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
69
Kaida
· Kasugano-beya · OitaOita
70
Takada
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
71
Onochikara
· Onomatsu-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
72
Wakatanaka
· Magaki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
73
Akaneya
· Minato-beya · SaitamaSaitama
74
Uchida
· Izutsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
75
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
89
Tsurunowaka
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
90
Sako
· Hanakago-beya · AichiAichi
91
Nishisegawa
· Kiriyama-beya · HyogoHyogo
92
Kawabata
· Hanaregoma-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
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.