★ Makuuchi yūshō
YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashira
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Yūshō · lower divisions
Juryo: Yamaguchi Hisashi
Makushita: Hakuryuyama Norifumi
Sandanme: Genkaiho Kazuhisa
Jonidan: Takamisugi Takakatsu
Jonokuchi: Itai Keisuke
Playoff
Tied at 6–1, Futagonishiki won the 10-way playoff against Fujigasaki, Minenofuji, Kotonomine, Kototsubaki, Iogawa, Kototogo, Misugiyama, Tochinobori and Hoshinonada to take the yūshō.
Jonidan · as of Day 2
200 rikishi
5th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
Rank
W-L
Status
Okinawa
Tokyo
Kagoshima
Chiba
Niigata
Kanagawa
Miyagi
Kumamoto
Okayama
Osaka
Fukuoka
Aichi
Saga
Oita
Hokkaido
Saitama
Hyogo
Miyazaki
Toyama
Hiroshima
Yamaguchi
Tottori
Ishikawa
Ibaraki
Shizuoka
Kyoto
Iwate
Gunma
Nagano
Yamanashi
Tochigi
Aomori
Fukui
Ehime
Nara
Akita
Gifu
Wakayama
Tokushima
Fukushima
MieThe 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.
