CONCLUDED

Haru Basho
2004

Edion Arena Osaka · 14-28 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 12–3, Hakuho won the playoff against Hayateumi to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 6
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kasugao
· Kasugayama-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
2
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
3
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
4
Hayateumi
· Oitekaze-beya · AomoriAomori
5
Wakatoba
· Oguruma-beya · TokyoTokyo
6
Takanowaka
· Naruto-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
7
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
8
Sumanofuji
· Nakamura-beya · HyogoHyogo
9
Dewanofuji
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
10
Ama
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
11
Oikari
· Isenoumi-beya · KyotoKyoto
12
Tamakasuga
· Kataonami-beya · EhimeEhime
13
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
14
Kaido
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
15
Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
16
Towanoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
17
Takanotsuru
· Naruto-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
18
Tokitenku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
19
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
20
Ichinotani
· Nakamura-beya · AomoriAomori
21
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
23
24
Roho
· Otake-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
25
Juzan
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
26
Hamanishiki
· Oitekaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
27
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
28
Nakao
· Matsugane-beya · ChibaChiba
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).