CONCLUDED

Haru Basho
1995

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 6›
Playoff

Tied at 10–5, Tokitsunada won the playoff against Shikishima to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 6
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Rikio
· Naruto-beya · NaraNara
2
Daihisho
· Asahiyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
3
Tokitsunada
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokushimaTokushima
4
Tosanoumi
· Isenoumi-beya · KochiKochi
5
Kotogaume
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
6
Toyonoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
Kanechika
· Kitanoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
8
Kotofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
9
Tochinofuji
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
10
Oginohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
11
Kyokugozan
· Oshima-beya · ChibaChiba
12
Dairyu
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
13
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
14
Daishoyama
· Tatsunami-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
15
Gokenzan
· Takanohana-beya · KagawaKagawa
16
Yamato
· Magaki-beya · U.S.A.
17
Shikishima
· Michinoku-beya · ChibaChiba
18
Aogiyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
19
Hoshiandesu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
20
Hitachiryu
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
21
Mutsuhokkai
· Ajigawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Ryudo
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
23
Tsurunofuji
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
24
Tamakasuga
· Kataonami-beya · EhimeEhime
25
Tomoefuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
26
Kyokushuzan
· Oshima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
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).