CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
1998

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 13-27 Sept · Tokyo

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

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