CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1998

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
Playoff

Tied at 10–5, Oikari won the 3-way playoff against Dewaarashi and Daishi to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 1
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kushimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
2
Dewaarashi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
3
Daishoho
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
Chiyotenzan
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
5
Oginohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
6
Tokitsunada
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokushimaTokushima
7
Zenshinyama
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
8
9
Susanoumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
10
Toyonoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
11
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
12
Dewataira
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Wakahayato
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
14
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
15
Mainoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
16
Kinkaiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
17
Tokitsuumi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
18
19
Daizen
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
20
Tomonohana
· Tatsunami-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
21
Ohinode
· Tatsunami-beya · HyogoHyogo
22
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
23
Yamato
· Magaki-beya · U.S.A.
24
Daishi
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
25
Hokutohikari
· Hakkaku-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
26
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.