CONCLUDED

Haru Basho
1971

Edion Arena Osaka · 14-28 Mar · Osaka

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 3›
Playoff

Tied at 12–3, Nagahama won the playoff against Futatsuryu to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 3
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Nishikinada
· Kimigahama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
2
Tochizakura
· Kasugano-beya · YamagataYamagata
3
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
4
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
6
7
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Nagahama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
9
Hakuryo
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
10
Shurao
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
11
Makimoto
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
12
Maruyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
13
Ryuo
· Asahiyama-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
14
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
15
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
16
Wakajishi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
17
Fujizakura
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
18
Kaiketsu
· Hanakago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
19
Kitaseumi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
20
Asasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
21
22
Futagoryu
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
23
Asaarashi
· Takasago-beya · FukuiFukui
24
Yoshioyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
25
Asahikuni
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
26
Byakuhoyama
· Kasugayama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
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).