CONCLUDED

Haru Basho
1978

Edion Arena Osaka · 12-26 Mar · Osaka

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 15›
· final standings
34 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Fukuzono
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
2
Kotodaisetsu#
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
3
Kuroda
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
4
Onoshima
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
5
Futagoryu
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Akaiwa
· Tatsunami-beya · SaitamaSaitama
7
Wakaakashi
· Futagoyama-beya · HyogoHyogo
8
Hoda
· Kagamiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Sasagawa
· Tokitsukaze-beya · AomoriAomori
10
Makimura
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
11
Suzumoto
· Takasago-beya · FukuiFukui
12
Kawakami
· Takasago-beya · EhimeEhime
13
14
Jumaiyama
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
15
Maeda
· Oshiogawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
16
Tsunahikari
· Tomozuna-beya · HyogoHyogo
17
Fujiwaka
· Isegahama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
18
Matsunaga
· Kumagatani-beya · AichiAichi
19
Mori
· Takasago-beya · KochiKochi
20
Kokubo
· Hanakago-beya · AichiAichi
21
Akasaka
· Nishonoseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Kotomiyagi
· Sadogatake-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
23
Muto
· Kasugano-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
24
Nakamata
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
25
Sakairyu
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
26
Oasahi
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
27
Takaito
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
-
Iizuka
· Takasago-beya · IwateIwate
-
Kaneko
· Isenoumi-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
-
Kamioka
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokushimaTokushima
-
Wakanishiki
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Kato
· Kagamiyama-beya · AkitaAkita
-
Omuto
· Taiho-beya · TokyoTokyo
34
Matonohana#
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
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).