★ Makuuchi yūshō
YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashira
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Yūshō · lower divisions
Juryo: Kushimaumi Keita
Makushita: Tochinofuji Tatsuyuki
Sandanme: Nishikikaze Shingo
Jonidan: Aihara Tomohiko
Jonokuchi: Koganefuji Akihiro
Makushita · as of Day 8
124 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
Rank
W-L
Status
Nagasaki
Ibaraki
Fukuoka
Hyogo
Saitama
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Mie
Yamaguchi
Aichi
Aomori
Wakayama
Kanagawa
Yamanashi
Miyazaki
Kochi
Saga
Niigata
Osaka
Fukushima
Kagawa
Gunma
Hokkaido
Chiba
Nara
Iwate
Oita
Tochigi
Yamagata
Kumamoto
Okayama
Kagoshima
Akita
Shizuoka
GifuThe venue
Hosts Haru
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.
- Tsūtenkaku & Shinsekai↗ - Retro-futuristic 1950s neighbourhood around the Tower.
- Den-Den Town↗ - Electronics, anime, and games district - Osaka's Akihabara.
- Universal Studios Japan↗ - Including the famous Super Nintendo World expansion.
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).
