Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
After day 8, Ōzeki Kitanofuji leads the tournament at 8–0. One win back, Yokozuna Taiho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Taiho beat Fujinishiki by uwatenage, Yokozuna Sadanoyama beat Toyokuni by oshidashi, Yokozuna Kashiwado beat Fukunohana by yorikiri, Ōzeki Tamanoshima lost to Kotozakura by yorikiri and Ōzeki Yutakayama beat Daiyu by oshidashi. Wakanami won by utchari, a rarely seen technique.
StandoutFujinokawa beat Sekiwake Kirinji (hatakikomi)
Day 15Kitanofuji leads at 14–1.★1▾
After day 15, Ōzeki Kitanofuji leads the tournament at 14–1. One win back, Yokozuna Taiho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Taiho beat Sadanoyama by kirikaeshi, Yokozuna Sadanoyama lost to Taiho by kirikaeshi, Yokozuna Kashiwado lost to Kitanofuji by katasukashi, Ōzeki Tamanoshima beat Yutakayama by yorikiri and Ōzeki Yutakayama lost to Tamanoshima by yorikiri. Wakanami won by komatasukui, a rarely seen technique.
Day 14Kitanofuji leads at 13–1.▾
After day 14, Ōzeki Kitanofuji leads the tournament at 13–1. One win back, Yokozuna Taiho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Taiho lost to Kashiwado by yorikiri, Yokozuna Sadanoyama lost to Kitanofuji by yorikiri, Yokozuna Kashiwado beat Taiho by yorikiri, Ōzeki Tamanoshima lost to Myobudani by tsuridashi and Ōzeki Yutakayama lost to Kotozakura by yoritaoshi.
Day 13Taiho and Kitanofuji share the lead at 12–1.★1▾
After day 13, Yokozuna Taiho and Ōzeki Kitanofuji share the lead at 12–1. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Sadanoyama beat Tamanoshima by shitatenage, Yokozuna Kashiwado beat Yutakayama by yorikiri, Ōzeki Tamanoshima lost to Sadanoyama by shitatenage and Ōzeki Yutakayama lost to Kashiwado by yorikiri. Kainoyama won by kekaeshi, a rarely seen technique.
Day 12Kitanofuji leads at 12–0.★1▾
After day 12, Ōzeki Kitanofuji leads the tournament at 12–0. One win back, Yokozuna Taiho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Taiho beat Tamanoshima by sukuinage, Yokozuna Sadanoyama lost to Kashiwado by yorikiri, Yokozuna Kashiwado beat Sadanoyama by yorikiri, Ōzeki Tamanoshima lost to Taiho by sukuinage and Ōzeki Yutakayama lost to Kitanofuji by uwatenage. Kotetsuyama won by chongake, a rarely seen technique.
Day 11Kitanofuji leads at 11–0.★2▾
After day 11, Ōzeki Kitanofuji leads the tournament at 11–0. One win back, Yokozuna Taiho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Taiho beat Yutakayama by sukuinage, Yokozuna Sadanoyama beat Hasegawa by tsuridashi, Yokozuna Kashiwado lost to Tamanoshima by uwatenage, Ōzeki Tamanoshima beat Kashiwado by uwatenage and Ōzeki Yutakayama lost to Taiho by sukuinage. Fukunohana won by utchari, a rarely seen technique.
Day 10Kitanofuji leads at 10–0.★1▾
After day 10, Ōzeki Kitanofuji leads the tournament at 10–0. One win back, Yokozuna Taiho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Taiho beat Hasegawa by tsukiotoshi, Yokozuna Sadanoyama beat Yutakayama by tsukiotoshi, Yokozuna Kashiwado beat Kotozakura by sukuinage, Ōzeki Tamanoshima lost to Kitanofuji by yorikiri and Ōzeki Yutakayama lost to Sadanoyama by tsukiotoshi. Maenoyama won by utchari, a rarely seen technique.
Day 9Kitanofuji leads at 9–0.★2▾
After day 9, Ōzeki Kitanofuji leads the tournament at 9–0. One win back, Yokozuna Taiho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Taiho beat Toyokuni by yorikiri, Yokozuna Sadanoyama lost to Myobudani by yoritaoshi, Yokozuna Kashiwado beat Hasegawa by sabaori, Ōzeki Tamanoshima lost to Fujinishiki by yorikiri and Ōzeki Yutakayama beat Kirinji by yoritaoshi. Kashiwado won by sabaori, a rarely seen technique.
Day 8Kitanofuji leads at 8–0.★3▾
After day 8, Ōzeki Kitanofuji leads the tournament at 8–0. One win back, Yokozuna Taiho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Taiho beat Fujinishiki by uwatenage, Yokozuna Sadanoyama beat Toyokuni by oshidashi, Yokozuna Kashiwado beat Fukunohana by yorikiri, Ōzeki Tamanoshima lost to Kotozakura by yorikiri and Ōzeki Yutakayama beat Daiyu by oshidashi. Wakanami won by utchari, a rarely seen technique.
Day 7Kitanofuji leads at 7–0.▾
After day 7, Ōzeki Kitanofuji leads the tournament at 7–0. One win back, Yokozuna Taiho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Taiho beat Kotozakura by uwatenage, Yokozuna Sadanoyama beat Fujinishiki by oshidashi, Yokozuna Kashiwado beat Toyokuni by yorikiri, Ōzeki Tamanoshima beat Hasegawa by yorikiri and Ōzeki Yutakayama beat Asasegawa by yorikiri.
Day 6Kitanofuji leads at 6–0.★1▾
After day 6, Ōzeki Kitanofuji leads the tournament at 6–0. One win back, Yokozuna Taiho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Taiho beat Daiyu by kotenage, Yokozuna Sadanoyama lost to Kirinji by tsuridashi, Yokozuna Kashiwado lost to Fujinishiki by tsukiotoshi, Ōzeki Tamanoshima beat Toyokuni by uwatedashinage and Ōzeki Yutakayama lost to Myobudani by tsuridashi. Fujinishiki claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Kashiwado.
Day 5Kitanofuji and Kiyokuni share the lead at 5–0.★2▾
After day 5, Ōzeki Kitanofuji and Kiyokuni (M5) share the lead at 5–0. One win back, Yokozuna Taiho, Yokozuna Sadanoyama and Yokozuna Kashiwado lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Taiho lost to Asasegawa by yorikiri, Yokozuna Sadanoyama beat Daiyu by uwatenage, Yokozuna Kashiwado beat Myobudani by yorikiri, Ōzeki Tamanoshima beat Fukunohana by tsuridashi and Ōzeki Yutakayama lost to Hasegawa by okuridashi. Asasegawa claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Taiho.
Day 4Taiho, Kitanofuji, and Kiyokuni share the lead at 4–0.▾
After day 4, Yokozuna Taiho, Ōzeki Kitanofuji and Kiyokuni (M5) share the lead at 4–0. One win back, Yokozuna Sadanoyama and Yokozuna Kashiwado lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Sadanoyama beat Asasegawa by tsukidashi, Yokozuna Kashiwado beat Daiyu by yoritaoshi, Ōzeki Tamanoshima beat Yoshinohana by yorikiri and Ōzeki Yutakayama beat Fujinishiki by yorikiri.
Day 3Taiho, Kitanofuji, and Kiyokuni share the lead at 3–0.★4▾
After day 3, Yokozuna Taiho, Ōzeki Kitanofuji and Kiyokuni (M5) share the lead at 3–0. One win back, Yokozuna Sadanoyama and Yokozuna Kashiwado lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Sadanoyama lost to Fujinokawa by hatakikomi, Yokozuna Kashiwado lost to Kirinji by uwatenage, Ōzeki Tamanoshima lost to Daiyu by yorikiri and Ōzeki Yutakayama lost to Fukunohana by sotogake. Fujinokawa claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Sadanoyama. Wakanami won by utchari, a rarely seen technique.
Day 210 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.▾
After day 2, 10 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Taiho and Yokozuna Sadanoyama. One win back, Ōzeki Tamanoshima and Ōzeki Yutakayama lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Tamanoshima lost to Kirinji by yorikiri and Ōzeki Yutakayama beat Yoshinohana by uwatenage.
Day 120 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★1▾
After day 1, 20 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Taiho and Yokozuna Sadanoyama. One win back, Ōzeki Yutakayama leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Yutakayama lost to Fujinokawa by shitatehineri.
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.
- 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.
- 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.