★ Makuuchi yūshō
YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashira
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Yūshō · lower divisions
Juryo: Toyohibiki Ryuta
Makushita: Tokushinho Motohisa
Sandanme: Wakarikido Seiya
Jonidan: Chiyonokuni Toshiki
Jonokuchi: Tokushoryu Makoto
Playoff
Tied at 6–1, Aoki won the playoff against Takarafuji to take the yūshō.
Jonokuchi · as of Day 8
59 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
Rank
W-L
Status
Hokkaido
Nara
Aomori
Okinawa
Mie
Gunma
Nagano
Niigata
Tokyo
Kagoshima
Kanagawa
Yamanashi
Hyogo
Chiba
Osaka
Fukuoka
Aichi
Ibaraki
Saitama
Kyoto
Nagasaki
Kumamoto
Gifu
Miyazaki
Iwate
FukushimaThe 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).
