Hatsu 1998 Haru 1998 Natsu 1998 Nagoya 1998 Aki 1998 CONCLUDED
Natsu Basho 1998 Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 May · Tokyo
★ Makuuchi yūshō
Wakanohana Masaru · 12–3 Yokozuna › Ōzeki › Sekiwake › Komusubi › Maegashira › Jūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Makuuchi › Jūryō › Makushita › Sandanme › Jonidan › Jonokuchi Playoff
Tied at 7–0, Wakakinryu won the playoff against Yamada to take the yūshō.
Sandanme · final standings
200 rikishi
4th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Sd16w
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Sd88w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Sd97w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
16
Sd10w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
17
Sd12e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
18
Sd19e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Sd23w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Sd25w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Sd27w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Sd28e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Sd35e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Sd40e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Sd41e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Sd44w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Sd47e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Sd48e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Sd53e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Sd54e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Sd56e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Sd56w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Sd64e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Sd69w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Sd74e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Sd78w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Sd79e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Sd81e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Sd85e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Sd91w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Sd93e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Sd96e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
43
Sd98w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
44
Sd50e
4 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
50
Sd11e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
51
Sd14e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
52
Sd16e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
53
Sd17e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Sd18e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
55
Sd20e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
56
Sd22e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
57
Sd22w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
58
Sd23e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
59
Sd29w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
60
Sd30w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Sd31e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Sd35w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Sd36e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Sd38e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Sd38w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Sd41w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Sd42w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Sd45e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Sd45w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Sd48w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Sd49e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Sd55w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Sd58e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Sd59w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Sd60e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Sd63w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Sd64w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Sd65e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Sd69e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Sd71e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Sd73w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Sd75e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Sd77w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Sd79w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Sd82e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Sd84e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Sd84w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Sd87e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Sd90e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Sd91e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Sd92e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Sd94e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Sd98e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Sd99e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
95
Sd99w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
96
Sd100w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
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
Edo-Tokyo Museum↗ - Massive history museum next door, reopened March 2026 after a four-year refurbishment. ▾ Sumida River↗ - Riverside walks, water-bus cruises, fireworks in summer. ▾ Tokyo Skytree↗ - Visible from the arena, walkable in 30 minutes via the Sumida. ▾ 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.