CONCLUDED

Haru Basho
1963

Edion Arena Osaka · 10-24 Mar · Osaka

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 10›
Playoff

Tied at 12–3, Daiyu won the 3-way playoff against Wakanami and Miyabashira to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 10
36 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
Daiyu
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
3
Wakanami
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
4
5
6
Kirinji
· Nishonoseki-beya · SagaSaga
7
Tochioyama
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
8
Sakahoko
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
9
10
11
Sawahikari
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
Sawakaze
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
13
Okuni#
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
14
Orochigawa
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
15
Kochi
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
16
17
Kitanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
18
Hanahikari
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
19
20
Yoshinoiwa
· Nishonoseki-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
21
Sanbeyama
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShimaneShimane
22
Ichinoya
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
23
Takanishiki
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
24
Kurikeyama
· Sanoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
25
Kotetsuyama
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
26
Tokitsunami
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AomoriAomori
27
Oyazaki
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
28
Wakanaruto
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
29
Yoshinomine
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
30
Asanoumi
· Takasago-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
31
Hibikiya
· Takasago-beya · AomoriAomori
32
33
Asasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
34
Yoshakayama#
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
35
Omidori
· Takasago-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Hasegawa
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
The venue
Hosts Haru
Osaka
Edion Arena Osakaエディオンアリーナ大阪
Ōsaka-fu · capacity 8,000
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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
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).