CONCLUDED

Haru Basho
1998

Edion Arena Osaka · 8-22 Mar · Osaka

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
· special prizes
Day in review
‹Day 7›
Rare techniqueKitakachidokidef. Terao()Day 7
SekiwakeTochiazuma, YokozunaTakanohana, M2Dejima, M16Yamato

After day 7, Ōzeki Wakanohana leads the tournament at 7–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Akebono beat Musoyama by , Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Musashimaru beat Chiyotaikai by and Ōzeki Takanonami beat Kotoryu by . Kitakachidoki won by , a rarely seen technique. Sekiwake Tochiazuma, Yokozuna Takanohana, Dejima (M2) and Yamato (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAkinoshima beat Komusubi Kotonishiki ()

· as of Day 7
40 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Wakanohana
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Shikishima()
2
Akebono
· Azumazeki-beya · U.S.A.
○def.Musoyama()
3
Kaio
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Tochinonada()
4
Minatofuji
· Minato-beya · GunmaGunma
○def.Takatoriki()
5
Asahiyutaka
· Oshima-beya · AichiAichi
○def.Akinoshu()
6
Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
○def.Asanosho()
7
Asanowaka
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
○def.Mitoizumi()
8
Musashimaru
· Musashigawa-beya · U.S.A.
○def.Chiyotaikai()
9
Takanonami
· Takanohana-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Kotoryu()
10
Musoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toAkebono()
11
●lost toMusashimaru()
12
Akinoshima
· Futagoyama-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
○def.Kotonishiki()
13
Takatoriki
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toMinatofuji()
14
Tosanoumi
· Isenoumi-beya · KochiKochi
○def.Tamakasuga()
15
Aogiyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
○def.Kotonowaka()
16
Oginishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
○def.Kyokutenho()
17
Tamakasuga
· Kataonami-beya · EhimeEhime
●lost toTosanoumi()
18
Asanosho
· Wakamatsu-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
●lost toGojoro()
19
Hamanoshima
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
○def.Kyokushuzan()
20
Kitakachidoki
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
○def.Terao()
21
Higonoumi
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
○def.Mainoumi()
22
Mitoizumi
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toAsanowaka()
23
Akinoshu
· Izutsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
●lost toAsahiyutaka()
24
●lost toAkinoshima()
25
Tochinonada
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
●lost toKaio()
26
Kotonowaka
· Sadogatake-beya · YamagataYamagata
●lost toAogiyama()
27
Tochinowaka
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
●lost toGanyu()
28
Tochiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
kyūjō
29
Ganyu
· Kitanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
○def.Tochinowaka()
30
Kotoryu
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
●lost toTakanonami()
31
Wakanojo
· Magaki-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
○def.Kotoinazuma()
32
Kyokushuzan
· Oshima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toHamanoshima()
33
Terao
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
●lost toKitakachidoki()
34
●lost toWakanojo()
35
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toOginishiki()
36
kyūjō
37
Shikishima
· Michinoku-beya · ChibaChiba
●lost toWakanohana()
38
Mainoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toHigonoumi()
-
Dejima
· Musashigawa-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
-
Yamato
· Magaki-beya · U.S.A.
Day-by-day
Day 15
Wakanohana leads at 14–1.
▾
SekiwakeTochiazuma, YokozunaTakanohana, M2Dejima, M16Yamato

After day 15, Ōzeki Wakanohana leads the tournament at 14–1. One win back, Yokozuna Akebono leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Akebono beat Musashimaru by , Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Musashimaru lost to Akebono by and Ōzeki Takanonami lost to Musoyama by . Sekiwake Tochiazuma, Yokozuna Takanohana, Dejima (M2) and Yamato (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAogiyama beat Komusubi Kaio ()
YokozunaAkebono
beat Musashimaru()
YokozunaTakanohana
sat out (kyūjō)
lost to Akebono()
lost to Musoyama()
beat Kotonishiki()
SekiwakeMusoyama
beat Takanonami()
SekiwakeTochiazuma
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKaio
lost to Aogiyama()
KomusubiKotonishiki
lost to Wakanohana()
Day 14
Wakanohana leads at 13–1.
▾
SekiwakeTochiazuma, YokozunaTakanohana, M2Dejima, M16Yamato

After day 14, Ōzeki Wakanohana leads the tournament at 13–1. One win back, Yokozuna Akebono leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Akebono beat Takanonami by , Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Musashimaru lost to Wakanohana by and Ōzeki Takanonami lost to Akebono by . Sekiwake Tochiazuma, Yokozuna Takanohana, Dejima (M2) and Yamato (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTosanoumi beat Sekiwake Musoyama ()
YokozunaAkebono
beat Takanonami()
YokozunaTakanohana
sat out (kyūjō)
lost to Wakanohana()
lost to Akebono()
beat Musashimaru()
SekiwakeMusoyama
lost to Tosanoumi()
SekiwakeTochiazuma
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKaio
beat Ganyu()
KomusubiKotonishiki
lost to Takatoriki()
Day 13
Wakanohana leads at 12–1.★1
▾
UpsetTosanoumidef. Ōzeki Musashimaru()Day 13
SekiwakeTochiazuma, YokozunaTakanohana, M2Dejima, M16Yamato

After day 13, Ōzeki Wakanohana leads the tournament at 12–1. One win back, Yokozuna Akebono leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Akebono beat Wakanohana by , Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Musashimaru lost to Tosanoumi by and Ōzeki Takanonami beat Kyokushuzan by . Sekiwake Tochiazuma, Yokozuna Takanohana, Dejima (M2) and Yamato (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTosanoumi beat Ozeki Musashimaru ()
YokozunaAkebono
beat Wakanohana()
YokozunaTakanohana
sat out (kyūjō)
lost to Tosanoumi()
beat Kyokushuzan()
lost to Akebono()
SekiwakeMusoyama
lost to Tochinowaka()
SekiwakeTochiazuma
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKaio
lost to Kotonowaka()
KomusubiKotonishiki
beat Ganyu()
Day 12
Wakanohana leads at 12–0.
▾
SekiwakeTochiazuma, YokozunaTakanohana, M2Dejima, M16Yamato

After day 12, Ōzeki Wakanohana leads the tournament at 12–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Akebono beat Tochinowaka by , Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Musashimaru beat Takanonami by and Ōzeki Takanonami lost to Musashimaru by . Sekiwake Tochiazuma, Yokozuna Takanohana, Dejima (M2) and Yamato (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAogiyama (M7) on a 9–3 run.
YokozunaAkebono
beat Tochinowaka()
YokozunaTakanohana
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Takanonami()
lost to Musashimaru()
beat Kyokushuzan()
SekiwakeMusoyama
beat Kotoryu()
SekiwakeTochiazuma
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKaio
beat Akinoshima()
KomusubiKotonishiki
beat Shikishima()
Day 11
Wakanohana leads at 11–0.
▾
SekiwakeTochiazuma, YokozunaTakanohana, M2Dejima, M16Yamato

After day 11, Ōzeki Wakanohana leads the tournament at 11–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Akebono beat Kotonowaka by , Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Musashimaru beat Tochinowaka by and Ōzeki Takanonami beat Wakanojo by . Sekiwake Tochiazuma, Yokozuna Takanohana, Dejima (M2) and Yamato (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutChiyotaikai beat Komusubi Kaio ()
YokozunaAkebono
beat Kotonowaka()
YokozunaTakanohana
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Tochinowaka()
beat Wakanojo()
beat Tosanoumi()
SekiwakeMusoyama
beat Kotonishiki()
SekiwakeTochiazuma
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKaio
lost to Chiyotaikai()
KomusubiKotonishiki
lost to Musoyama()
Day 10
Wakanohana leads at 10–0.★2
▾
UpsetTosanoumidef. Ōzeki Takanonami()Day 10
UpsetKotonowakadef. Ōzeki Musashimaru()Day 10
SekiwakeTochiazuma, YokozunaTakanohana, M2Dejima, M16Yamato

After day 10, Ōzeki Wakanohana leads the tournament at 10–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Akebono beat Ganyu by , Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Musashimaru lost to Kotonowaka by and Ōzeki Takanonami lost to Tosanoumi by . Sekiwake Tochiazuma, Yokozuna Takanohana, Dejima (M2) and Yamato (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTosanoumi beat Ozeki Takanonami ()
YokozunaAkebono
beat Ganyu()
YokozunaTakanohana
sat out (kyūjō)
lost to Kotonowaka()
lost to Tosanoumi()
beat Tochinowaka()
SekiwakeMusoyama
beat Tochinonada()
SekiwakeTochiazuma
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKaio
lost to Kotonishiki()
KomusubiKotonishiki
beat Kaio()
Day 9
Wakanohana leads at 9–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueMainoumidef. Asanosho()Day 9
SekiwakeTochiazuma, YokozunaTakanohana, M2Dejima, M16Yamato

After day 9, Ōzeki Wakanohana leads the tournament at 9–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Akebono beat Tochinonada by , Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Musashimaru beat Takatoriki by and Ōzeki Takanonami beat Tochinowaka by . Mainoumi won by , a rarely seen technique. Sekiwake Tochiazuma, Yokozuna Takanohana, Dejima (M2) and Yamato (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutChiyotaikai beat Komusubi Kotonishiki ()
YokozunaAkebono
beat Tochinonada()
YokozunaTakanohana
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Takatoriki()
beat Tochinowaka()
beat Musoyama()
SekiwakeMusoyama
lost to Wakanohana()
SekiwakeTochiazuma
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKaio
beat Shikishima()
KomusubiKotonishiki
lost to Chiyotaikai()
Day 8
Wakanohana leads at 8–0.
▾
SekiwakeTochiazuma, YokozunaTakanohana, M2Dejima, M16Yamato

After day 8, Ōzeki Wakanohana leads the tournament at 8–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Akebono beat Shikishima by , Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Musashimaru beat Ganyu by and Ōzeki Takanonami beat Kaio by . Sekiwake Tochiazuma, Yokozuna Takanohana, Dejima (M2) and Yamato (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochinonada beat Komusubi Kotonishiki ()
YokozunaAkebono
beat Shikishima()
YokozunaTakanohana
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Ganyu()
beat Kaio()
beat Kotoryu()
SekiwakeMusoyama
beat Chiyotaikai()
SekiwakeTochiazuma
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKaio
lost to Takanonami()
KomusubiKotonishiki
lost to Tochinonada()
Day 7
Wakanohana leads at 7–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueKitakachidokidef. Terao()Day 7
SekiwakeTochiazuma, YokozunaTakanohana, M2Dejima, M16Yamato

After day 7, Ōzeki Wakanohana leads the tournament at 7–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Akebono beat Musoyama by , Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Musashimaru beat Chiyotaikai by and Ōzeki Takanonami beat Kotoryu by . Kitakachidoki won by , a rarely seen technique. Sekiwake Tochiazuma, Yokozuna Takanohana, Dejima (M2) and Yamato (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAkinoshima beat Komusubi Kotonishiki ()
YokozunaAkebono
beat Musoyama()
YokozunaTakanohana
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Chiyotaikai()
beat Kotoryu()
beat Shikishima()
SekiwakeMusoyama
lost to Akebono()
SekiwakeTochiazuma
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKaio
beat Tochinonada()
KomusubiKotonishiki
lost to Akinoshima()
Day 6
Wakanohana leads at 6–0.★2
▾
UpsetTochinonadadef. Ōzeki Musashimaru()Day 6
Rare techniqueHamanoshimadef. Terao()Day 6
YokozunaTakanohana, M2Dejima, M16Yamato

After day 6, Ōzeki Wakanohana leads the tournament at 6–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Akebono beat Kotoryu by , Yokozuna Takanohana sat out, Ōzeki Musashimaru lost to Tochinonada by and Ōzeki Takanonami beat Ganyu by . Hamanoshima won by , a rarely seen technique. Yokozuna Takanohana, Dejima (M2) and Yamato (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochinonada beat Ozeki Musashimaru ()
YokozunaAkebono
beat Kotoryu()
YokozunaTakanohana
sat out (kyūjō)
lost to Tochinonada()
beat Ganyu()
beat Kotonowaka()
SekiwakeMusoyama
beat Takatoriki()
SekiwakeTochiazuma
lost to Kaio()
KomusubiKaio
beat Tochiazuma()
KomusubiKotonishiki
lost to Tochinowaka()
Day 5
Wakanohana leads at 5–0.★2
▾
UpsetKotonowakadef. Ōzeki Takanonami()Day 5
Rare techniqueAsahiyutakadef. Terao()Day 5
M2Dejima, M16Yamato

After day 5, Ōzeki Wakanohana leads the tournament at 5–0. 2 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Akebono beat Akinoshima by , Yokozuna Takanohana lost to Kotonishiki by , Ōzeki Musashimaru lost to Kaio by and Ōzeki Takanonami lost to Kotonowaka by . Asahiyutaka won by , a rarely seen technique. Dejima (M2) and Yamato (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKotonowaka beat Ozeki Takanonami ()
YokozunaAkebono
beat Akinoshima()
YokozunaTakanohana
lost to Kotonishiki()
lost to Kaio()
lost to Kotonowaka()
beat Chiyotaikai()
SekiwakeMusoyama
beat Shikishima()
SekiwakeTochiazuma
lost to Takatoriki()
KomusubiKaio
beat Musashimaru()
KomusubiKotonishiki
beat Takanohana()
Day 4
Wakanohana and Minatofuji share the lead at 4–0.★2
▾
UpsetTochinonadadef. Ōzeki Takanonami()Day 4
KinboshiShikishimadef. Yokozuna Takanohana()Day 4
M2Dejima, M16Yamato

After day 4, Ōzeki Wakanohana and Minatofuji (M9) share the lead at 4–0. One win back, Ōzeki Musashimaru leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Akebono beat Chiyotaikai by , Yokozuna Takanohana lost to Shikishima by , Ōzeki Musashimaru beat Akinoshima by and Ōzeki Takanonami lost to Tochinonada by . Shikishima claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Takanohana. Dejima (M2) and Yamato (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochinonada beat Ozeki Takanonami ()
YokozunaAkebono
beat Chiyotaikai()
YokozunaTakanohanakinboshi
lost to Shikishima()
beat Akinoshima()
lost to Tochinonada()
beat Ganyu()
SekiwakeMusoyama
beat Kaio()
SekiwakeTochiazuma
lost to Kotonishiki()
KomusubiKaio
lost to Musoyama()
KomusubiKotonishiki
beat Tochiazuma()
Day 3
5 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.★1
▾
UpsetChiyotaikaidef. Ōzeki Takanonami()Day 3
M2Dejima, M16Yamato

After day 3, 5 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Ōzeki Wakanohana and Chiyotaikai (M1). One win back, Ōzeki Musashimaru and Ōzeki Takanonami lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Akebono beat Kotonishiki by , Yokozuna Takanohana beat Tochinonada by , Ōzeki Musashimaru beat Shikishima by and Ōzeki Takanonami lost to Chiyotaikai by . Dejima (M2) and Yamato (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutChiyotaikai beat Ozeki Takanonami ()
YokozunaAkebono
beat Kotonishiki()
YokozunaTakanohana
beat Tochinonada()
beat Shikishima()
lost to Chiyotaikai()
beat Kaio()
SekiwakeMusoyama
lost to Akinoshima()
SekiwakeTochiazuma
lost to Kotonowaka()
KomusubiKaio
lost to Wakanohana()
KomusubiKotonishiki
lost to Akebono()
Day 2
11 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.★3
▾
KinboshiTakatorikidef. Yokozuna Akebono()Day 2
Rare techniqueAsahiyutakadef. Oginishiki()Day 2
Rare techniqueKyokushuzandef. Mainoumi()Day 2
M2Dejima, M16Yamato

After day 2, 11 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Ōzeki Takanonami and Ōzeki Wakanohana. One win back, Ōzeki Musashimaru leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Akebono lost to Takatoriki by , Yokozuna Takanohana lost to Kaio by and Ōzeki Musashimaru beat Kotoryu by . Takatoriki claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Akebono. Asahiyutaka won by , a rarely seen technique. Dejima (M2) and Yamato (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKotonowaka beat Sekiwake Musoyama ()
YokozunaAkebonokinboshi
lost to Takatoriki()
YokozunaTakanohana
lost to Kaio()
beat Kotoryu()
beat Kotonishiki()
beat Wakanojo()
SekiwakeMusoyama
lost to Kotonowaka()
SekiwakeTochiazuma
beat Ganyu()
KomusubiKaio
beat Takanohana()
KomusubiKotonishiki
lost to Takanonami()
Day 1
19 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★2
▾
KinboshiChiyotaikaidef. Yokozuna Takanohana()Day 1
Rare techniqueKotonishikidef. Musashimaru()Day 1
M2Dejima, M16Yamato

After day 1, 19 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Ōzeki Takanonami and Ōzeki Wakanohana. One win back, Yokozuna Akebono, Yokozuna Takanohana and Ōzeki Musashimaru lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Akebono lost to Kaio by , Yokozuna Takanohana lost to Chiyotaikai by and Ōzeki Musashimaru lost to Kotonishiki by . Chiyotaikai claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Takanohana. Kotonishiki won by , a rarely seen technique. Dejima (M2) and Yamato (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

YokozunaAkebono
lost to Kaio()
YokozunaTakanohanakinboshi
lost to Chiyotaikai()
lost to Kotonishiki()
beat Shikishima()
beat Tochinonada()
SekiwakeMusoyama
beat Ganyu()
SekiwakeTochiazuma
beat Akinoshima()
KomusubiKaio
beat Akebono()
KomusubiKotonishiki
beat Musashimaru()
The venue
Hosts Haru
Osaka
Edion Arena Osakaエディオンアリーナ大阪
Ōsaka-fu · capacity 8,000
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Osaka has its own working-class identity distinct from Tokyo's - irreverent, food-obsessed, proud of its dialect. The Edion Arena (officially Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) sits between Namba and Tennōji in the Naniwa ward, well-placed for visitors planning to eat their way through Dōtonbori afterward.

Near the arena
Local specialties
  • Takoyaki↗たこ焼き - Battered octopus balls - the unofficial Osaka snack.
  • Okonomiyaki↗お好み焼き - Savoury cabbage-and-batter pancake, cooked on a teppan in front of you.
  • Kushikatsu↗串カツ - Skewered, breaded, deep-fried anything. Communal dipping sauce - no double-dipping.
  • Kitsune udon↗きつねうどん - Sweet fried tofu over noodles - an Osaka invention.
Getting there: 5-minute walk from Namba Station (multiple lines converge there).