| Higashi East | Nishi West | |||
| USA | Akebono Taroo | Yokozuna | Takanohana Kooji | Tookyoo |
| Tookyoo | Wakanohana Masaru | Oozeki | Musashimaru Kooyoo | USA |
| Aomori | Takanonami Sadahiro | Oozeki | ||
| Ibaraki | Musooyama Masashi | Sekiwake | Kaioo Hiroyuki | Fukuoka |
| Ooita | Chiyotaikai Ryuuji | Komusubi | Akinoshima Katsumi | Hiroshima |
| Ishikawa | Tochinonada Taichi | M1 | Aogiyama Hideki | Shiga |
| Gunma | Kotonishiki Katsuhiro | M2 | Tosanoumi Toshio | Kochi |
| Yamagata | Kotonowaka Mitsuya | M3 | Oginishiki Yasutoshi | Chiba |
| Gunma | Minatofuji Takayuki | M4 | Tamakasuga Ryooji | Ehime |
| Hyoogo | Takatooriki Tadashige | M5 | Tochiazuma Daisuke | Tookyoo |
| Chiba | Shikishima Katsumori | M6 | Asahiyutaka Katsuteru | Aichi |
| Miyagi | Gojooroo Akitomo | M7 | Tochinowaka Kiyotaka | Wakayama |
| Hyoogo | Ganyuu Kenji | M8 | Hamanoshima Keishi | Kumamoto |
| Kumamoto | Higonoumi Naoya | M9 | Wakanojoo Munehiko | Okinawa |
| Ibaraki | Mitoizumi Masayuki | M10 | Kotoryuu Hiro'o | Hyoogo |
| Hokkaidoo | Kitakachidoki Hayato | M11 | Dejima Takeharu | Ishikawa |
| Hiroshima | Akinoshuu Norimitsu | M12 | Terao Tsunefumi | Kagoshima |
| Aichi | Asanowaka Takehiko | M13 | Kyokushuuzan Noboru | Mongolia |
| Kanagawa | Asanoshoo Hajime | M14 | Kotoinadzuma Yoshihiro | Gunma |
| Chiba | Tooki Susumu | M15 | Wakanosato Shinobu | Aomori |
| Aomori | Kaihoo Ryooji | M16 |
In May 1998 Wakanohana was promoted to Yokozuna
New in Makunouchi: 1329 Tooki 1330 Wakanosato 1331 Kaihoo