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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 Sandanme · final standings
200 rikishi
4th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Sd46w
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Sd88e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Sd95e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
12
Sd97e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
16
Sd14w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
17
Sd22e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
18
Sd22w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Sd24e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Sd25w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Sd30w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Sd36e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Sd37w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Sd40w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Sd45e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Sd50e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Sd51w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Sd55e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Sd56e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Sd61e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Sd61w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Sd68e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Sd70w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Sd71w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Sd74w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Sd76w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Sd79e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Sd81w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Sd82w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Sd92e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Sd92w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Sd93e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
48
Sd10e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
49
Sd11e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
50
Sd11w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
51
Sd16w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
52
Sd17e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
53
Sd18w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Sd23w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
55
Sd25e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
56
Sd26e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
57
Sd27w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
58
Sd28e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
59
Sd30e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
60
Sd33e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Sd33w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Sd35w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Sd38e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Sd39e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Sd42e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Sd44w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Sd46e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Sd48w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Sd49e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Sd49w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Sd52e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Sd53w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Sd55w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Sd58w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Sd62e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Sd62w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Sd64w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Sd65e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Sd67w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Sd69w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Sd72w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Sd73e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Sd73w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Sd74e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Sd79w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Sd82e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Sd85w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Sd86w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Sd87e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Sd90e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Sd91w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Sd93w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Sd96e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Sd100e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
95
Sd100w
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).