Kyushu 2003 Hatsu 2004 Haru 2004 Natsu 2004 Nagoya 2004 CONCLUDED
Haru Basho 2004 Edion Arena Osaka · 14-28 Mar · Osaka
★ Makuuchi yūshō
Asashoryu Akinori · 15–0 · zenshō 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, Keno won the playoff against Sokokurai to take the yūshō.
Jonidan · final standings
224 rikishi
5th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Jd26e
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Jd74e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Jd79e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
12
Jd88e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
13
Jd112w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
16
Jd11e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
17
Jd14w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
18
Jd17w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Jd21w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Jd23w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Jd30w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Jd34e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Jd35w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Jd37w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Jd40e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Jd45e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Jd47e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Jd49e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Jd52w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Jd54w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Jd59e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Jd65e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Jd65w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Jd69w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Jd76e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Jd77e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Jd77w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Jd85w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Jd87e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Jd90w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Jd93e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Jd95e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
43
Jd101e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
44
Jd101w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
45
Jd106w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
46
Jd109e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
47
Jd111w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
53
Jd10e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Jd13w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
55
Jd14e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
56
Jd16w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
57
Jd18e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
58
Jd18w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
59
Jd24e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
60
Jd25w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Jd28w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Jd30e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Jd31e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Jd33w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Jd34w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Jd36w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Jd42e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Jd42w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Jd44w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Jd46e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Jd48w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Jd50e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Jd50w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Jd54e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Jd55w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Jd57e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Jd58w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Jd59w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Jd62e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Jd63e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Jd64e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Jd66e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Jd66w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Jd70e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Jd70w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Jd74w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Jd75e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Jd80e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Jd81w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Jd82e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Jd82w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Jd88w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Jd90e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Jd92e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
95
Jd94e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
96
Jd98w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
97
Jd99e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
98
Jd100w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
99
Jd102w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
100
Jd103e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
101
Jd107e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
102
Jd109w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
103
Jd110e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
104
Jd111e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
105
Jd112e
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).