★ Makuuchi yūshō
YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashiraJūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Yūshō · lower divisions
Juryo: Oyutaka Masachika
Makushita: Yamaguchi Hisashi
Sandanme: Masuda Haruki
Jonidan: Taisho
Jonokuchi: Tachihikari Denemon
Playoff
Tied at 6–1, Kawahara won the 3-way playoff against Myokozan# and Kyokunishiki to take the yūshō.
Jonokuchi · as of Day 2
75 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
Rank
W-L
Status
Tokyo
Saitama
Ehime
Tochigi
Mie
Shizuoka
Hokkaido
Gunma
Osaka
Hyogo
Chiba
Kanagawa
Aichi
Aomori
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Fukuoka
Akita
Gifu
Shiga
Kagoshima
Fukushima
Ibaraki
Yamagata
Yamaguchi
Niigata
Yamanashi
Saga
Kyoto
Iwate
OkayamaThe venue
Hosts Haru
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
- Dōtonbori↗ - Neon canal-side restaurant strip with the famous Glico running-man sign.
- Osaka Castle↗ - Reconstructed keep with an excellent history museum and a moat park.
- Tsūtenkaku & Shinsekai↗ - Retro-futuristic 1950s neighbourhood around the Tower.
- Den-Den Town↗ - Electronics, anime, and games district - Osaka's Akihabara.
- Universal Studios Japan↗ - Including the famous Super Nintendo World expansion.
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).
