★ Makuuchi yūshō
YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashira
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Yūshō · lower divisions
Juryo: Kotochitose Kosei
Makushita: Tamaryu Daizo
Sandanme: Kyokueiko
Jonidan: Ishinotani Yu#
Jonokuchi: Ryukozan Kazuto
Playoff
Tied at 11–4, Kotochitose won the 3-way playoff against Hananoumi and Oshio to take the yūshō.
Jūryō · as of Day 2
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
Rank
W-L
Status
Aichi
Akita
Kagoshima
Hokkaido
Yamagata
Okayama
Miyazaki
Niigata
Yamanashi
Fukuoka
Aomori
Nagasaki
Fukushima
Ibaraki
Ehime
Kanagawa
Toyama
GunmaThe 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.
