★ Makuuchi yūshō
YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashiraJūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Yūshō · lower divisions
Juryo: Wakatsutomu Hiroki
Makushita: Nishikikaze Shingo
Sandanme: Iwakiyama Ryuta
Jonidan: Jukan Jun
Jonokuchi: Harumafuji Kohei
Makushita · as of Day 7
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
Rank
W-L
Status
Shizuoka
Gifu
Tokyo
Miyagi
Saitama
Niigata
Osaka
Kochi
Hyogo
Kumamoto
Yamaguchi
Kanagawa
Nagasaki
Fukuoka
Aomori
Aichi
Saga
Yamanashi
Hokkaido
Kagoshima
Gunma
Ibaraki
Okayama
Ehime
Wakayama
Miyazaki
Chiba
Tochigi
Kagawa
Nara
Tokushima
Okinawa
Hiroshima
Kyoto
Oita
Fukui
IwateThe 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).
