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Haru Basho 2012 Edion Arena Osaka · 11-25 Mar · Osaka
★ Makuuchi yūshō
Hakuho Sho · 13–2 · playoff Yokozuna › Ōzeki › Sekiwake › Komusubi › Maegashira
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Makuuchi › Jūryō › Makushita › Sandanme › Jonidan › Jonokuchi Playoff
Tied at 7–0, Kihonoumi won the playoff against Aonosho to take the yūshō.
Sandanme · final standings
200 rikishi
4th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Sd34w
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Sd71e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Sd78e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
12
Sd82w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
13
Sd90e
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
16
Sd10e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
17
Sd13w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
18
Sd16e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Sd22w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Sd23w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Sd27w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Sd30e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Sd33w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Sd41e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Sd41w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Sd43e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Sd44w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Sd46w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Sd47e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Sd50w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Sd57e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Sd59e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Sd63w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Sd66e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Sd66w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Sd73w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Sd76w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Sd79w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Sd83w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Sd85e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Sd89w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Sd93w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
43
Sd98e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
48
Sd10w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
49
Sd12e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
50
Sd13e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
51
Sd14e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
52
Sd14w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
53
Sd17w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Sd21e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
55
Sd21w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
56
Sd25w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
57
Sd26e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
58
Sd26w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
59
Sd29e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
60
Sd31w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Sd35e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Sd35w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Sd36e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Sd39e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Sd42e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Sd42w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Sd43w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Sd48e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Sd51e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Sd54e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Sd55e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Sd55w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Sd56e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Sd60e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Sd62w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Sd65e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Sd65w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Sd67e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Sd68w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Sd69w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Sd70e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Sd71w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Sd76e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Sd77e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Sd77w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Sd80e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Sd83e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Sd84w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Sd86e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Sd87w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Sd91e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Sd91w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Sd96w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Sd98w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
95
Sd99e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
96
Sd100e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
97
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).