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 15›
· final standings
99 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Chiyonohana
· Kokonoe-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
2
Omusashi
· Musashigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
3
Maenoshima
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
4
Asawashi
· Wakamatsu-beya · NaganoNagano
5
Kainowaka
· Oshima-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
6
Yamaya
· Kasugano-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
7
Kawashima
· Oshiogawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
8
Tsunenoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
9
Teuriumi
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Ogoshi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
11
Igarashi
· Kise-beya · AkitaAkita
12
Maseki
· Nakamura-beya · AichiAichi
13
Nishisegawa
· Kiriyama-beya · HyogoHyogo
14
Kaitanaka
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
15
Kawahara
· Takanohana-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
16
Akafuji
· Ajigawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
17
Kosugi
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
18
Oba
· Kokonoe-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
19
Yokoyama
· Azumazeki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
20
Yoshinoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
21
Sanuki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Satoyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · TokyoTokyo
23
Onakamura
· Nakamura-beya · AichiAichi
24
Maenohana
· Takadagawa-beya · ShimaneShimane
25
Kirinobori
· Michinoku-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
26
Onoyama
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
27
Kaimon
· Hanaregoma-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
28
Onohikari
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
29
Waku
· Oguruma-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
30
Noguchi
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
31
Tochinofuku
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
32
Saitoyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · FukuiFukui
33
Kaisho
· Hanaregoma-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
34
Horikawa
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
35
Kuwahara
· Izutsu-beya · SaitamaSaitama
36
Mutetsu
· Michinoku-beya · AichiAichi
37
Onoryu
· Onomatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
38
Kotosasaki
· Sadogatake-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
39
Sako
· Hanakago-beya · AichiAichi
40
Kotonoshin
· Sadogatake-beya · IwateIwate
41
Matsumurayama
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
42
Komanosho
· Hanaregoma-beya · HyogoHyogo
43
Obayama
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
44
Hamabe
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
45
Yokogi
· Otake-beya · HyogoHyogo
46
Masunoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
47
Toma
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
48
Araiyama
· Shibatayama-beya · OsakaOsaka
49
Kaishimizu
· Tomozuna-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
50
Amanoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
51
Anju
· Isegahama-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
52
Yamakoshi
· Oguruma-beya · FukuiFukui
53
Azumiume
· Ajigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
54
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
55
Komizo
· Nishonoseki-beya · ChibaChiba
56
Onuma
· Nakamura-beya · ChibaChiba
57
Ueyama
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
58
Maita
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
59
Usui
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
60
Maehara
· Tamanoi-beya · HyogoHyogo
61
Teramoto
· Izutsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
62
Kainofuji
· Kasugayama-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
63
Shimosako
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
64
Ezaki
· Takanohana-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
65
Hongo
· Kagamiyama-beya · KyotoKyoto
66
Kikuchi
· Michinoku-beya · ChibaChiba
67
Midoriryu
· Onomatsu-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
68
69
Kitafubuki
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
70
Aonokuni
· Ajigawa-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
71
Haguroshima
· Takekuma-beya · TokyoTokyo
72
Uchigoshiki
· Minezaki-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
73
Asahikaze
· Oguruma-beya · EhimeEhime
74
Watatani
· Hanakago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
75
Nomura
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
76
Sawamukai
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ChibaChiba
77
Suita
· Kitanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
78
79
Hirohata
· Naruto-beya · OsakaOsaka
80
Kaiseiryu
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
81
Kamobayashi
· Ajigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
82
Ozaki
· Musashigawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
83
Kozu
· Futagoyama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
84
Otayama
· Azumazeki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
85
Fukushima
· Nakamura-beya · AichiAichi
-
Kuboyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Kotokimura
· Sadogatake-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Okawa
· Michinoku-beya · WakayamaWakayama
-
Kotoimura
· Sadogatake-beya · MieMie
-
Ueno
· Futagoyama-beya · AichiAichi
-
Tsuruuchida
· Izutsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Uchida
· Izutsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Akinobori
· Ajigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Rikisegawa
· Kiriyama-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Matsumoto
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Asatenzan
· Wakamatsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
97
Hoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · AomoriAomori
98
Kotoabiru
· Sadogatake-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
99
Nagayama
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
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.