★ 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, Yamaguchi won the 9-way playoff against Fukuzono, Itai, Shiraiwa, Tominoumi, Tachiasahi, Hiyama, Kyoryu and Ichinowatari to take the yūshō.
Makushita · as of Day 5
122 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
Rank
W-L
Status
Fukuoka
Aichi
Tokyo
Kagoshima
Oita
Miyazaki
Wakayama
Ibaraki
Chiba
Fukui
Kanagawa
Osaka
Kyoto
Hokkaido
Hyogo
Yamanashi
Akita
Gunma
Mie
Nara
Shiga
Aomori
Yamagata
Tokushima
Miyagi
Toyama
Kumamoto
Ehime
Kochi
Yamaguchi
Okinawa
Nagasaki
Ishikawa
Gifu
Niigata
Shizuoka
Saga
IwateThe 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).
