CONCLUDED

Haru Basho
1979

Edion Arena Osaka · 11-25 Mar · Osaka

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 6›
Playoff

Tied at 6–1, Kiyonofuji won the 3-way playoff against Matsuno and Umehara to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 6
35 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
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Kiyotsukuba
· Isegahama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
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Mutoyama
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
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Matsunosato
· Takasago-beya · KochiKochi
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Tokachiryu
· Hanaregoma-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Kotetsufuji
· Onaruto-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
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Minenosato
· Nishonoseki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
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Wakatsubaki
· Hanakago-beya · AichiAichi
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Takeoyama#
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuiFukui
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Matsuno
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
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Taganonada
· Tatsutagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
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Tatsuwaka
· Tatsutagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
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Taninooto
· Hanakago-beya · ToyamaToyama
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Kiyoshizuka
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
-
-
Aoki
· Miyagino-beya · YamagataYamagata
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Osakayama
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Mikaiyama#
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
-
Takagishi
· Tatsunami-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Myokozan#
· Tatsunami-beya · TokyoTokyo
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Tamahosato
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
-
-
Kaigo
· Takashima-beya · IwateIwate
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Umehara
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
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Kotokabuto
· Sadogatake-beya · HyogoHyogo
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Kiyonofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
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Moriyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
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Iwata
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
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Wakashiho
· Nishonoseki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
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Yoshida
· Kasugano-beya · FukushimaFukushima
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Okamoto
· Futagoyama-beya · ShigaShiga
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Ogasawara
· Kasugano-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
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Nagameyama#
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
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Tsuchigiyama#
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
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Sakurai
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
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Tatsuo
· Tatsunami-beya · TokyoTokyo
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).