Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
After day 3, Yokozuna Kitanoumi, Yokozuna Wajima and Sekiwake Mienoumi share the lead at 3–0. One win back, Ōzeki Takanohana and Ōzeki Kaiketsu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Takanohana beat Washuyama by yorikiri and Ōzeki Kaiketsu beat Taiga by sukuinage. Yutakayama won by utchari, a rarely seen technique.
Hokkaido
Ishikawa
Mie
Aomori
Yamaguchi
Chiba
Yamanashi
Kochi
Fukushima
Nagano
Niigata
Kumamoto
Miyagi
Fukuoka
Miyazaki
Kagoshima
Akita
Okayama
Hyogo
TochigiDay 15Mienoumi leads at 13–2.▾
After day 15, Sekiwake Mienoumi leads the tournament at 13–2. One win back, Yokozuna Kitanoumi leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi beat Wajima by yorikiri, Yokozuna Wajima lost to Kitanoumi by yorikiri, Ōzeki Takanohana lost to Kaiketsu by sukuinage and Ōzeki Kaiketsu beat Takanohana by sukuinage.
Day 14Mienoumi leads at 12–2.★1▾
After day 14, Sekiwake Mienoumi leads the tournament at 12–2. One win back, Yokozuna Kitanoumi and Yokozuna Wajima lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi beat Takanohana by yorikiri, Yokozuna Wajima beat Wakamisugi by tsukiotoshi, Ōzeki Takanohana lost to Kitanoumi by yorikiri and Ōzeki Kaiketsu lost to Yutakayama by yoritaoshi.
Day 13Mienoumi leads at 11–2.▾
After day 13, Sekiwake Mienoumi leads the tournament at 11–2. One win back, Yokozuna Kitanoumi and Yokozuna Wajima lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi lost to Mienoumi by shitatenage, Yokozuna Wajima beat Takanohana by yoritaoshi, Ōzeki Takanohana lost to Wajima by yoritaoshi and Ōzeki Kaiketsu lost to Asahikuni by sotogake.
Day 12Kitanoumi and Mienoumi share the lead at 10–2.▾
After day 12, Yokozuna Kitanoumi and Sekiwake Mienoumi share the lead at 10–2. One win back, Yokozuna Wajima leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Wajima beat Hasegawa by uchigake, Ōzeki Takanohana beat Daiju by yorikiri and Ōzeki Kaiketsu lost to Mienoumi by yorikiri.
Day 114 wrestlers share the lead at 9–2.▾
After day 11, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 9–2, among them Yokozuna Kitanoumi and Sekiwake Mienoumi. One win back, Yokozuna Wajima leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Wajima beat Wakajishi by yoritaoshi, Ōzeki Takanohana lost to Mienoumi by uwatedashinage and Ōzeki Kaiketsu beat Kongo by tsukiotoshi.
Day 104 wrestlers share the lead at 8–2.▾
After day 10, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 8–2, among them Yokozuna Kitanoumi and Sekiwake Mienoumi. One win back, Yokozuna Wajima and Ōzeki Takanohana lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Wajima lost to Kirinji by okuridashi, Ōzeki Takanohana beat Kaneshiro by yorikiri and Ōzeki Kaiketsu lost to Kitanoumi by yorikiri.
Day 9Mienoumi leads at 8–1.★1▾
After day 9, Sekiwake Mienoumi leads the tournament at 8–1. One win back, Yokozuna Kitanoumi and Yokozuna Wajima lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi beat Arase by yorikiri, Yokozuna Wajima beat Masuiyama by yoritaoshi, Ōzeki Takanohana beat Aobajo by yorikiri and Ōzeki Kaiketsu lost to Kirinji by oshidashi. Aobayama won by yaguranage, a rarely seen technique.
Day 8Mienoumi leads at 7–1.★1▾
After day 8, Sekiwake Mienoumi leads the tournament at 7–1. One win back, Yokozuna Kitanoumi and Yokozuna Wajima lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi lost to Washuyama by katasukashi, Yokozuna Wajima beat Mienoumi by yorikiri, Ōzeki Takanohana beat Takamiyama by sotogake and Ōzeki Kaiketsu beat Kaneshiro by tsukidashi. Washuyama claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Kitanoumi.
Day 7Mienoumi leads at 7–0.★2▾
After day 7, Sekiwake Mienoumi leads the tournament at 7–0. One win back, Yokozuna Kitanoumi leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi lost to Asahikuni by yorikiri, Yokozuna Wajima beat Aobajo by yorikiri, Ōzeki Takanohana lost to Fujizakura by oshitaoshi and Ōzeki Kaiketsu beat Washuyama by tsukidashi. Wakajishi won by tottari, a rarely seen technique.
Day 6Kitanoumi and Mienoumi share the lead at 6–0.★4▾
After day 6, Yokozuna Kitanoumi and Sekiwake Mienoumi share the lead at 6–0. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Wajima lost to Kaneshiro by shitatenage, Ōzeki Takanohana beat Arase by utchari and Ōzeki Kaiketsu lost to Aobajo by uwatenage. Kaneshiro claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Wajima. Takanohana won by utchari, a rarely seen technique.
Day 5Kitanoumi and Mienoumi share the lead at 5–0.★1▾
After day 5, Yokozuna Kitanoumi and Sekiwake Mienoumi share the lead at 5–0. One win back, Yokozuna Wajima leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Wajima lost to Takamiyama by oshidashi, Ōzeki Takanohana lost to Asahikuni by shitatenage and Ōzeki Kaiketsu lost to Fujizakura by oshidashi.
Day 4Kitanoumi, Wajima, and Mienoumi share the lead at 4–0.★1▾
After day 4, Yokozuna Kitanoumi, Yokozuna Wajima and Sekiwake Mienoumi share the lead at 4–0. One win back, Ōzeki Takanohana leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Takanohana beat Taiga by uwatenage and Ōzeki Kaiketsu lost to Wakamisugi by uwatenage. Owashi won by tottari, a rarely seen technique.
Day 3Kitanoumi, Wajima, and Mienoumi share the lead at 3–0.★1▾
After day 3, Yokozuna Kitanoumi, Yokozuna Wajima and Sekiwake Mienoumi share the lead at 3–0. One win back, Ōzeki Takanohana and Ōzeki Kaiketsu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Takanohana beat Washuyama by yorikiri and Ōzeki Kaiketsu beat Taiga by sukuinage. Yutakayama won by utchari, a rarely seen technique.
Day 28 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.▾
After day 2, 8 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Kitanoumi and Yokozuna Wajima. One win back, Ōzeki Takanohana and Ōzeki Kaiketsu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Takanohana beat Kirinji by yorikiri and Ōzeki Kaiketsu beat Masuiyama by yoritaoshi.
Day 118 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★1▾
After day 1, 18 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Kitanoumi and Yokozuna Wajima. One win back, Ōzeki Takanohana and Ōzeki Kaiketsu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Takanohana lost to Kongo by yoritaoshi and Ōzeki Kaiketsu lost to Takamiyama by kotenage.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
