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 11–4, Kushimaumi won the playoff against Kotonishiki to take the yūshō.

· final standings
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kushimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
2
3
Owakamatsu
· Taiho-beya · SaitamaSaitama
4
Kitakachidoki
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Kinoarashi
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
6
7
Tachihikari
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
8
9
Kurama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
10
Hoshiiwato
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
11
Hananofuji
· Hanaregoma-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
12
Asahisato
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
13
Dairyu
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
14
Masudayama
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
15
Toryu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
16
Komafudo
· Hanaregoma-beya · ToyamaToyama
17
Onohana
· Taiho-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
18
Kiraiho
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
19
Hoo
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
20
Maenoshin
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
21
22
Daitetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
23
Iwatefuji
· Asahiyama-beya · IwateIwate
24
Kyokugozan
· Oshima-beya · ChibaChiba
25
Ishinriki
· Onaruto-beya · TokyoTokyo
26
Dewanokuni
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
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).