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Haru Basho 2008 Edion Arena Osaka · 9-23 Mar · Osaka
★ Makuuchi yūshō
Asashoryu Akinori · 13–2 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 Jonidan · final standings
240 rikishi
5th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Jd7w
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Jd84e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Jd95e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
12
Jd105e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
13
Jd110w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
14
Jd114w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
18
Jd10w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Jd18e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Jd19e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Jd24e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Jd24w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Jd25w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Jd26w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Jd35w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Jd36w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Jd37w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Jd39e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Jd41e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Jd50e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Jd51w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Jd54e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Jd57e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Jd58w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Jd67e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Jd69w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Jd70e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Jd70w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Jd75w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Jd78e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Jd84w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Jd90e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
43
Jd91e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
44
Jd93e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
45
Jd96e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
46
Jd96w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
47
Jd99e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
48
Jd99w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
49
Jd109w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
50
Jd117e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
51
Jd117w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
52
Jd118w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
58
Jd11w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
59
Jd13e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
60
Jd13w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Jd16e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Jd16w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Jd20e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Jd22w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Jd30w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Jd31e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Jd32e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Jd32w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Jd34e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Jd34w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Jd38e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Jd40w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Jd42e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Jd43e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Jd45e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Jd48w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Jd49w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Jd52w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Jd53e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Jd54w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Jd57w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Jd58e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Jd59w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Jd60w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Jd63e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Jd66w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Jd67w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Jd68e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Jd68w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Jd73e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Jd74w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Jd77e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Jd79e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Jd80w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
95
Jd81e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
96
Jd82w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
97
Jd85e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
98
Jd88w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
99
Jd90w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
100
Jd92e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
101
Jd92w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
102
Jd98e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
103
Jd98w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
104
Jd101w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
105
Jd105w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
106
Jd106w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
107
Jd107w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
108
Jd108e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
109
Jd111w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
110
Jd112w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
111
Jd115e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
112
Jd116e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
113
Jd118e
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).