CONCLUDED

Haru Basho
1989

Edion Arena Osaka · 12-26 Mar · Osaka

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 15›
Playoff

Tied at 6–1, Mizushima won the 5-way playoff against Ono, Ishii, Umekaze and Yoshitane to take the yūshō.

· final standings
75 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Mizushima
· Oshima-beya · ToyamaToyama
2
Ono
· Fujishima-beya · FukushimaFukushima
3
Ishii
· Naruto-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
4
Umekaze
· Oguruma-beya · OsakaOsaka
5
Yoshitane
· Michinoku-beya · ChibaChiba
6
Hayate
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
7
Musashifuji
· Musashigawa-beya · TochigiTochigi
8
Tsukasaryu
· Nakamura-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
9
Tsugarufuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AomoriAomori
10
Fukukaze
· Oguruma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
11
Oba
· Magaki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
12
Kantoryu
· Wakamatsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Ishikawa
· Oshiogawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
14
Hiyoshifuji
· Takadagawa-beya · AichiAichi
15
16
Yaeryu
· Tomozuna-beya · AichiAichi
17
Maedaiko
· Takadagawa-beya · Taiwan
18
Okanoumi
· Takadagawa-beya · OkayamaOkayama
19
Matsunofuji
· Takasago-beya · OkayamaOkayama
20
Kototao
· Sadogatake-beya · TokushimaTokushima
21
Saganoumi
· Musashigawa-beya · SagaSaga
22
Kotoyasuhara
· Sadogatake-beya · OkayamaOkayama
23
Toyokaze
· Oguruma-beya · OsakaOsaka
24
Yamaguchi
· Naruto-beya · NaraNara
25
Karasawa
· Takasago-beya · NaganoNagano
26
Fusatsurugi
· Wakamatsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
27
Genkairyu
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
28
Takitani
· Fujishima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
29
Matsuyama
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
30
Maenoumi
· Takadagawa-beya · Taiwan
31
Omatsu
· Tatsutagawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
32
33
Satsuma
· Kokonoe-beya · FukuiFukui
34
Hananomine
· Minezaki-beya · AomoriAomori
35
Tanaka
· Mihogaseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
36
Ohara
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
37
38
Endo
· Kise-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
39
Kaneko
· Hanaregoma-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
40
Surugafuji
· Taiho-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
41
Ogasawara
· Tatsutagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
42
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
43
Teuriumi
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
44
Tatsunohana
· Takadagawa-beya · Taiwan
45
Yamauchi
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
46
Yasuoka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KochiKochi
47
Kamisawa
· Minezaki-beya · AomoriAomori
48
Wakaisami
· Kitanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
49
Kotoyachiyo
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
50
Tatsuki
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
51
52
Hashikita
· Magaki-beya · TokyoTokyo
53
Tanimura
· Kasugayama-beya · GifuGifu
54
Tsurunomori
· Izutsu-beya · ShigaShiga
55
Nanatsumori
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
56
Shimenishiki
· Takasago-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
57
Kairyu
· Hanaregoma-beya · AkitaAkita
58
Mienohana
· Taiho-beya · MieMie
59
Fuunji
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
60
Minekaze
· Oguruma-beya · GifuGifu
61
Takao
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
62
Kototakada
· Sadogatake-beya · ShigaShiga
63
Shima
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
64
Arikado
· Tatsunami-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Kanayama
· Oshiogawa-beya · ShimaneShimane
-
Fujio
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Takamihikari
· Azumazeki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
-
-
Tochiraizan
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Naniwafuji
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Taku
· Oshiogawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Toyofuji
· Nakamura-beya · TochigiTochigi
-
Tamahinada
· Kataonami-beya · 🇵🇭Philippines
-
75
Kamio
· Nakamura-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
The venue
Hosts Haru
Osaka
Edion Arena Osakaエディオンアリーナ大阪
Ōsaka-fu · capacity 8,000
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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
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).