★ 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: Kitaseumi Hiromitsu
Makushita: Makimoto Eisuke
Sandanme: Hokuto Koichi
Jonidan: Kuninofuji Masafumi#
Jonokuchi: Kitatsuyoshi
Playoff
Tied at 6–1, Kuninofuji won the 11-way playoff against Sadamisaki, Matsuuragawa, Jinrikiyama#, Takanobori, Hinahata, Kotoisami, Konuma, Edonohana, Osato and Sagiyama# to take the yūshō.
Jonidan · as of Day 4
208 rikishi
5th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
Rank
W-L
Status
Osaka
Saga
Chiba
Fukuoka
Hiroshima
Toyama
Hokkaido
Aichi
Kyoto
Iwate
Ehime
Aomori
Oita
Yamaguchi
Kanagawa
Kumamoto
Mie
Miyazaki
Kagawa
Yamagata
Saitama
Gunma
Tokyo
Hyogo
Akita
Fukui
Nagasaki
Yamanashi
Miyagi
Shizuoka
Ibaraki
Fukushima
Niigata
Kochi
Tochigi
Ishikawa
Kagoshima
Nara
Tokushima
NaganoThe 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.