Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
After day 8, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji, Sekiwake Takanosato and Tochihikari (M9) share the lead at 7–1. One win back, Ōzeki Kotokaze leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi lost to Hidanohana by yorikiri, Yokozuna Wakanohana sat out and Ōzeki Kotokaze beat Banryuyama by yorikiri. Hidanohana claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Kitanoumi. Yokozuna Wakanohana and Takamisugi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
StandoutTochiakagi beat Komusubi Hokutenyu (yorikiri)
Tied at 12–3, Chiyonofuji won the playoff against Asashio to take the yūshō.
Hokkaido
Aomori
Miyazaki
Mie
Kochi
Osaka
Kagoshima
Gunma
Yamanashi
Miyagi
Niigata
Gifu
Okayama
Chiba
Aichi
Fukuoka
Hyogo
Yamagata
Shiga
KanagawaDay 15Chiyonofuji and Asashio share the lead at 12–3.▾
After day 15, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Komusubi Asashio share the lead at 12–3. One win back, Ōzeki Kotokaze leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi sat out, Yokozuna Wakanohana sat out and Ōzeki Kotokaze lost to Chiyonofuji by abisetaoshi. Yokozuna Kitanoumi, Washuyama (M1), Yokozuna Wakanohana and Takamisugi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 14Chiyonofuji, Kotokaze, and Asashio share the lead at 11–3.▾
After day 14, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji, Ōzeki Kotokaze and Komusubi Asashio share the lead at 11–3. 2 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi sat out and Yokozuna Wakanohana sat out. Yokozuna Kitanoumi, Washuyama (M1), Yokozuna Wakanohana and Takamisugi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 13Chiyonofuji leads at 11–2.▾
After day 13, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji leads the tournament at 11–2. One win back, Ōzeki Kotokaze leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi sat out, Yokozuna Wakanohana sat out and Ōzeki Kotokaze beat Takanosato by yorikiri. Yokozuna Kitanoumi, Washuyama (M1), Yokozuna Wakanohana and Takamisugi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 12Chiyonofuji leads at 11–1.★1▾
After day 12, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji leads the tournament at 11–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi sat out, Yokozuna Wakanohana sat out and Ōzeki Kotokaze lost to Tochiakagi by sukuinage. Yokozuna Kitanoumi, Washuyama (M1), Yokozuna Wakanohana and Takamisugi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 11Chiyonofuji leads at 10–1.▾
After day 11, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji leads the tournament at 10–1. One win back, Ōzeki Kotokaze leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi sat out, Yokozuna Wakanohana sat out and Ōzeki Kotokaze beat Tochihikari by yorikiri. Yokozuna Kitanoumi, Washuyama (M1), Yokozuna Wakanohana and Takamisugi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 10Chiyonofuji and Takanosato share the lead at 9–1.▾
After day 10, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Sekiwake Takanosato share the lead at 9–1. One win back, Ōzeki Kotokaze leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi sat out, Yokozuna Wakanohana sat out and Ōzeki Kotokaze beat Daijuyama by yorikiri. Yokozuna Kitanoumi, Washuyama (M1), Yokozuna Wakanohana and Takamisugi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 9Chiyonofuji, Takanosato, and Tochihikari share the lead at 8–1.▾
After day 9, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji, Sekiwake Takanosato and Tochihikari (M9) share the lead at 8–1. One win back, Ōzeki Kotokaze leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi lost to Asashio by fusen, Yokozuna Wakanohana sat out and Ōzeki Kotokaze beat Kurama by yorikiri. Washuyama (M1), Yokozuna Wakanohana and Takamisugi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 8Chiyonofuji, Takanosato, and Tochihikari share the lead at 7–1.★1▾
After day 8, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji, Sekiwake Takanosato and Tochihikari (M9) share the lead at 7–1. One win back, Ōzeki Kotokaze leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi lost to Hidanohana by yorikiri, Yokozuna Wakanohana sat out and Ōzeki Kotokaze beat Banryuyama by yorikiri. Hidanohana claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Kitanoumi. Yokozuna Wakanohana and Takamisugi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 7Chiyonofuji, Takanosato, and Tochihikari share the lead at 6–1.▾
After day 7, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji, Sekiwake Takanosato and Tochihikari (M9) share the lead at 6–1. One win back, Yokozuna Kitanoumi and Ōzeki Kotokaze lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi beat Sadanoumi by hikiotoshi, Yokozuna Wakanohana sat out and Ōzeki Kotokaze beat Onishiki by yorikiri. Yokozuna Wakanohana and Takamisugi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 6Takanosato leads at 6–0.★1▾
After day 6, Sekiwake Takanosato leads the tournament at 6–0. One win back, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi beat Onishiki by yorikiri, Yokozuna Wakanohana sat out, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji beat Wakashimazu by yorikiri and Ōzeki Kotokaze lost to Azumanada by tsukiotoshi. Yokozuna Wakanohana and Takamisugi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 5Takanosato leads at 5–0.▾
After day 5, Sekiwake Takanosato leads the tournament at 5–0. One win back, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Ōzeki Kotokaze lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi beat Azumanada by tsukidashi, Yokozuna Wakanohana sat out, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji beat Sadanoumi by yorikiri and Ōzeki Kotokaze beat Asashio by oshidashi. Yokozuna Wakanohana and Takamisugi (M10) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 44 wrestlers share the lead at 4–0.★1▾
After day 4, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–0, among them Sekiwake Takanosato and Komusubi Asashio. One win back, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Ōzeki Kotokaze lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi beat Kurama by kotenage, Yokozuna Wakanohana sat out, Yokozuna Chiyonofuji lost to Onishiki by yorikiri and Ōzeki Kotokaze beat Ozutsu by yorikiri. Onishiki claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Chiyonofuji. Yokozuna Wakanohana remained out through kyūjō.
Day 38 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.★1▾
After day 3, 8 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Sekiwake Takanosato. One win back, Ōzeki Kotokaze leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi lost to Tochiakagi by tsukiotoshi, Yokozuna Wakanohana sat out and Ōzeki Kotokaze beat Wakashimazu by yoritaoshi. Tochiakagi claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Kitanoumi. Yokozuna Wakanohana remained out through kyūjō.
Day 29 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.★2▾
After day 2, 9 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Sekiwake Takanosato. One win back, Yokozuna Kitanoumi and Ōzeki Kotokaze lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanoumi lost to Wakashimazu by okuridashi, Yokozuna Wakanohana sat out and Ōzeki Kotokaze lost to Sadanoumi by yorikiri. Wakashimazu claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Kitanoumi. Yokozuna Wakanohana remained out through kyūjō.
Day 117 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.▾
After day 1, 17 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Kitanoumi and Yokozuna Chiyonofuji. 17 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Wakanohana sat out. Yokozuna Wakanohana remained out through kyūjō.
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.
