★ Makuuchi yūshō
YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashiraJūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Yūshō · lower divisions
Juryo: Kimurayama Mamoru
Makushita: Aoiyama Kosuke
Sandanme: Sensho Hideki
Jonidan: Chiyonishiki Mitsunari
Jonokuchi: Sengaku Daisuke
Makushita · as of Day 5
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
Rank
W-L
Status
Aomori
Shizuoka
Chiba
Kochi
Osaka
Ishikawa
Fukuoka
Hyogo
Kagawa
Kumamoto
Ehime
Tokyo
Yamagata
Nagasaki
Niigata
Ibaraki
Yamaguchi
Hiroshima
Hokkaido
Okayama
Miyazaki
Aichi
Saitama
Okinawa
Kagoshima
Shiga
Akita
Kanagawa
Gifu
Mie
Nara
Fukushima
Iwate
Saga
Yamanashi
Tokushima
Oita
WakayamaThe 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).
