★ Makuuchi yūshō
Kitanofuji Katsuaki13–2
YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashira
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Yūshō · lower divisions
Juryo: Takanohana Toshiaki
Makushita: Taikan
Sandanme: Fukudome Hayao
Jonidan: Wakanochikara Masashi#
Jonokuchi: Mineoyama Shuji
Playoff
Tied at 7–0, Fukudome won the playoff against Makuuchi to take the yūshō.
Sandanme · as of Day 4
196 rikishi
4th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
Rank
W-L
Status
Miyagi
Osaka
Akita
Tokyo
Saga
Niigata
Kagoshima
Saitama
Ishikawa
Hokkaido
Nagasaki
Aomori
Chiba
Fukuoka
Oita
Kanagawa
Gifu
Kumamoto
Kochi
Shizuoka
Hiroshima
Hyogo
Toyama
Tochigi
Shimane
Aichi
Shiga
Gunma
Mie
Miyazaki
Wakayama
Yamagata
Ehime
Tottori
Kagawa
Ibaraki
Fukui
YamaguchiThe venue
Hosts Kyūshū
The largest city on Kyūshū, the southernmost of Japan's main islands. Closer to Seoul than to Tokyo, with a markedly different feel - warmer, more casual, exceptional street food. The Kokusai Center sits on the Hakata Bay waterfront, ten minutes from the central Hakata station.
Near the arena
- Hakata Station↗ - Itself a destination - JR Hakata City complex has the best department-store food halls.
- Canal City Hakata↗ - Massive entertainment-and-shopping complex along an artificial canal.
- Ōhori Park↗ - Former castle moat, now a beautiful walking-and-jogging loop.
- Dazaifu Tenmangū↗ - Shrine to Sugawara no Michizane, deity of learning. 30 minutes by train.
- Nakasu yatai↗ - Open-air food stalls along the Naka River - quintessential Fukuoka after-dark experience.
Local specialties
- Hakata ramen↗博多ラーメン - World-famous tonkotsu - the rich, milky pork-bone broth from this very city.
- Motsunabe↗もつ鍋 - Offal hotpot with cabbage and garlic chives. Hearty winter food.
- Mentaiko↗明太子 - Spicy marinated cod roe. Locals put it on everything.
- Hakata gyoza↗博多餃子 - Smaller and crispier than Tokyo or Chinese versions - eaten by the dozen.
Getting there: 10-minute walk from Gofukumachi Station, or 15 minutes from Hakata Station.