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Haru Basho 1989 Edion Arena Osaka · 12-26 Mar · Osaka
★ Makuuchi yūshō
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu · 14–1 Yokozuna › Ōzeki › Sekiwake › Komusubi › Maegashira
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Makuuchi › Jūryō › Makushita › Sandanme › Jonidan › Jonokuchi Playoff
Tied at 7–0, Gankai won the playoff against Koga to take the yūshō.
Jonidan · final standings
272 rikishi
5th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Jd9w
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Jd66e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Jd80e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
12
Jd88w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
13
Jd109w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
14
Jd124e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
15
Jd124w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
16
Jd135e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Jd10e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Jd12e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Jd19w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Jd21e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Jd23w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Jd27w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Jd30e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Jd31w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Jd36w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Jd37w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Jd40e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Jd45e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Jd50e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Jd51w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Jd54e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Jd55e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Jd59w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Jd67e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Jd67w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Jd69e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Jd75w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Jd76w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Jd84e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Jd87w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
43
Jd90e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
44
Jd93e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
45
Jd95e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
46
Jd95w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
47
Jd101e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
48
Jd103e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
49
Jd103w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
50
Jd113e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
51
Jd114e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
52
Jd117e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
53
Jd122e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Jd125e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
55
Jd130w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
56
Jd133w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
57
Jd136e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Jd13e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Jd13w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Jd14e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Jd14w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Jd15e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Jd17e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Jd17w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Jd18w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Jd22e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Jd24e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Jd25e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Jd26w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Jd27e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Jd34e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Jd35w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Jd38e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Jd42e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Jd42w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Jd43e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Jd47w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Jd48w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Jd50w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Jd51e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Jd53e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Jd53w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Jd55w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Jd56e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Jd58e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Jd63w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Jd64w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Jd65w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Jd68e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
95
Jd69w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
96
Jd71w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
97
Jd72e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
98
Jd76e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
99
Jd77e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
100
Jd79w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
101
Jd81w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
102
Jd84w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
103
Jd85e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
104
Jd85w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
105
Jd92w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
106
Jd96w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
107
Jd97e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
108
Jd98e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
109
Jd99w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
110
Jd100e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
111
Jd105w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
112
Jd106e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
113
Jd106w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
114
Jd108w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
115
Jd109e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
116
Jd110e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
117
Jd111w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
118
Jd115w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
119
Jd117w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
120
Jd119e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
121
Jd125w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
122
Jd126e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
123
Jd127e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
124
Jd129w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
125
Jd131e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
126
Jd135w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
127
Jd136w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
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. ▾ Den-Den Town↗ - Electronics, anime, and games district - Osaka's Akihabara. ▾ 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).