Kyushu 2002 Hatsu 2003 Haru 2003 Natsu 2003 Nagoya 2003 CONCLUDED
Haru Basho 2003 Edion Arena Osaka · 9-23 Mar · Osaka
★ Makuuchi yūshō
Chiyotaikai Ryuji · 12–3 Yokozuna › Ōzeki › Sekiwake › Komusubi › Maegashira › Jūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Makuuchi › Jūryō › Makushita › Sandanme › Jonidan › Jonokuchi Playoff
Tied at 7–0, Aoba won the playoff against Tokitsukasa to take the yūshō.
Sandanme · final standings
200 rikishi
4th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Sd35e
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Sd76e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Sd85w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
16
Sd15e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
17
Sd17w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
18
Sd18e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Sd20e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Sd27w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Sd28e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Sd29w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Sd42e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Sd43e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Sd45e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Sd46e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Sd46w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Sd48w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Sd51w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Sd56e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Sd56w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Sd63w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Sd66w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Sd69e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Sd72w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Sd77e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Sd78w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Sd79w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Sd88w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Sd92w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Sd93w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Sd95w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
43
Sd97e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
47
Sd10e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
48
Sd10w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
49
Sd11e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
50
Sd12w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
51
Sd16e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
52
Sd16w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
53
Sd19e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Sd19w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
55
Sd22e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
56
Sd23e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
57
Sd24e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
58
Sd26w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
59
Sd31e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
60
Sd34w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Sd36e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Sd37e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Sd38w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Sd39e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Sd39w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Sd42w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Sd43w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Sd44w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Sd47w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Sd50w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Sd53e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Sd54w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Sd55e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Sd58w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Sd61e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Sd61w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Sd64e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Sd65e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Sd68e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Sd69w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Sd70w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Sd71w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Sd74e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Sd78e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Sd81w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Sd82w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Sd83e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Sd83w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Sd85e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Sd87w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Sd89e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Sd90e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Sd91e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Sd97w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
95
Sd99w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
96
Sd100w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
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. ▾ Den-Den Town↗ - Electronics, anime, and games district - Osaka's Akihabara. ▾ 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).