★ Makuuchi yūshō
YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashira
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Yūshō · lower divisions
Juryo: Baruto Kaito
Makushita: Kotoyutaka Naoki
Sandanme: Maeta Masaru
Jonidan: Masuhikari Koji
Jonokuchi: Takunishiki Hiroyuki
Makushita · as of Day 2
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
Rank
W-L
Status
Osaka
Aomori
Kagoshima
Fukuoka
Yamagata
Kumamoto
Kochi
Nagasaki
Aichi
Tokyo
Fukushima
Niigata
Okayama
Shizuoka
Chiba
Miyazaki
Yamanashi
Shiga
Yamaguchi
Saitama
Ibaraki
Iwate
Shimane
Hyogo
Wakayama
Gunma
Nagano
Hokkaido
Gifu
Kagawa
Miyagi
Ishikawa
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).
