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 6›
Playoff

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

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