CONCLUDED

Haru Basho
2008

Edion Arena Osaka · 9-23 Mar · Osaka

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 15›
· final standings
60 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Fukao
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
2
Chiyonishiki
· Kokonoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
3
Kei
· Onomatsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
4
Kyokutaisei
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Teraonami
· Shikoroyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
6
Kiryu
· Miyagino-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
7
Noguchi
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
8
Yamamoto
· Naruto-beya · AomoriAomori
9
Kitasatsuma
· Chiganoura-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
10
Koshinryu
· Kise-beya · ChibaChiba
11
Yamashita
· Kise-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
12
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
13
Igarashi
· Arashio-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
14
Anjoryu
· Nishikido-beya · AichiAichi
15
Tenkaizan
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
16
17
Teraoryu
· Shikoroyama-beya · OsakaOsaka
18
Kawaguchi
· Shikoroyama-beya · KyotoKyoto
19
Kasachikara
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
20
Masuda
· Arashio-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
21
Tateishi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
22
Ohifuji
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
23
Tamashinzan
· Kataonami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
24
Kikusegawa
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
25
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
26
Budozan
· Musashigawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
27
Asaamami
· Takasago-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
28
Shikinokawa
· Shikihide-beya · TokyoTokyo
29
Kainofuji
· Tomozuna-beya · SaitamaSaitama
30
Toshi
· Takadagawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
31
Takama
· Naruto-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
32
Tamakazan
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
33
Fukukasuga
· Kasugayama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
34
Ebisumaru
· Takadagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
35
Hashimoto
· Kise-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
36
Fukusegawa
· Isegahama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
37
Daishoai
· Oitekaze-beya · GifuGifu
38
Daishiryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
39
Hamadayama
· Shibatayama-beya · TokyoTokyo
40
Funakoshi
· Shibatayama-beya · OsakaOsaka
41
Kotokonjo
· Sadogatake-beya · ChibaChiba
42
Wakahizen
· Shibatayama-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
43
Yoshimura
· Dewanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
44
Tsuzuranuki
· Naruto-beya · SaitamaSaitama
45
Wakatoohashi
· Shikihide-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
46
Tochidaiho
· Kasugano-beya · TochigiTochigi
47
Morikawa
· Otake-beya · ChibaChiba
48
Ono
· Nakamura-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
49
Tokachiumi
· Hakkaku-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
50
Fukai
· Hakkaku-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
51
Masuamami
· Chiganoura-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
52
Shintaku
· Fujishima-beya · MieMie
53
Shuho
· Shikihide-beya · AichiAichi
-
Tochikabuto
· Kasugano-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
-
Fukaya
· Fujishima-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Kaneko
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Kakutoriki
· Izutsu-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Azumaoshu
· Tamanoi-beya · IwateIwate
59
Iwanaga
· Michinoku-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
60
Azumahana
· Hanaregoma-beya · TokyoTokyo
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).