★ Makuuchi yūshō
YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashiraJūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Yūshō · lower divisions
Juryo: Hakuho Sho
Makushita: Kotooshu Katsunori
Sandanme: Minaminoshima Isamu
Jonidan: Keno Shota
Jonokuchi: Yoshikaze Masatsugu
Makushita · as of Day 8
122 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
Rank
W-L
Status
Fukuoka
Tokyo
Okayama
Kagoshima
Kumamoto
Ibaraki
Shizuoka
Gifu
Saitama
Iwate
Hokkaido
Kochi
Aomori
Kanagawa
Osaka
Miyagi
Ishikawa
Gunma
Okinawa
Yamagata
Hyogo
Aichi
Yamaguchi
Akita
Niigata
Nagano
Chiba
Ehime
Nagasaki
Miyazaki
Tokushima
Kagawa
Saga
FukuiThe 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).
