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 10›
Playoff

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

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