CONCLUDED
Haru Basho
1959
Edion Arena Osaka · 8-22 Mar · Osaka
YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashiraJūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Day in review
Jonidan · as of Day 1
257 rikishi
5th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
Rank
W-L
Status
Tochigi
Miyagi
Ibaraki
Iwate
Kumamoto
Hyogo
Kanagawa
Hokkaido
Tokyo
Saga
Fukuoka
Chiba
Shiga
Gifu
Miyazaki
Fukui
Saitama
Kagoshima
Yamagata
Wakayama
Nagasaki
Aomori
Aichi
Oita
Mie
Ehime
Kochi
Niigata
Kagawa
Yamaguchi
Akita
Fukushima
Ishikawa
Nagano
Gunma
Tokushima
OsakaThe venue
Hosts Haru
Osaka has its own working-class identity distinct from Tokyo's - irreverent, food-obsessed, proud of its dialect. The Edion Arena (officially Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) sits between Namba and Tennōji in the Naniwa ward, well-placed for visitors planning to eat their way through Dōtonbori afterward.
Near the arena
- Dōtonbori↗ - Neon canal-side restaurant strip with the famous Glico running-man sign.
- Osaka Castle↗ - Reconstructed keep with an excellent history museum and a moat park.
- Tsūtenkaku & Shinsekai↗ - Retro-futuristic 1950s neighbourhood around the Tower.
- Den-Den Town↗ - Electronics, anime, and games district - Osaka's Akihabara.
- Universal Studios Japan↗ - Including the famous Super Nintendo World expansion.
Local specialties
- Takoyaki↗たこ焼き - Battered octopus balls - the unofficial Osaka snack.
- Okonomiyaki↗お好み焼き - Savoury cabbage-and-batter pancake, cooked on a teppan in front of you.
- Kushikatsu↗串カツ - Skewered, breaded, deep-fried anything. Communal dipping sauce - no double-dipping.
- Kitsune udon↗きつねうどん - Sweet fried tofu over noodles - an Osaka invention.
Getting there: 5-minute walk from Namba Station (multiple lines converge there).