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