CONCLUDED

Kyushu Basho
2015

Fukuoka Kokusai Center · 8-22 Nov · Fukuoka

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

· lower divisions
· special prizes
Day in review
‹Day 9›
UpsetOkinoumidef. Ōzeki Kotoshogiku()Day 9
M14Tokitenku

After day 9, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 9–0. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kisenosato lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Tochiozan by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Ikioi by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Terunofuji by , Ōzeki Terunofuji lost to Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Okinoumi by and Ōzeki Goeido lost to Hakuho by . Tokitenku (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutOkinoumi beat Ozeki Kotoshogiku ()

· as of Day 9
42 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Goeido()
2
Harumafuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Ikioi()
3
Kisenosato
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
○def.Terunofuji()
4
Shohozan
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Daieisho()
5
Takayasu
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
○def.Chiyootori()
6
Kotoshogiku
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toOkinoumi()
7
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toTochiozan()
8
Yoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · OitaOita
○def.Tochinoshin()
9
Ikioi
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
●lost toHarumafuji()
10
Kaisei
· Oshima-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
○def.Amuru()
11
Takarafuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Sadanofuji()
12
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
○def.Asasekiryu()
13
Chiyootori
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
●lost toTakayasu()
14
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
●lost toHakuho()
15
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
○def.Kakuryu()
16
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toHomarefuji()
17
Sokokurai
· Arashio-beya · 🇨🇳China
●lost toChiyotairyu()
18
Mitakeumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NaganoNagano
○def.Kitataiki()
19
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
○def.Tamawashi()
20
Chiyotairyu
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Sokokurai()
21
Terunofuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toKisenosato()
22
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toAoiyama()
23
Kotoyuki
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
●lost toTokushoryu()
24
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
○def.Kotoyuki()
25
Tamawashi
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toTakekaze()
26
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
○def.Kagayaki()
27
Kitataiki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toMitakeumi()
28
Tochinoshin
· Kasugano-beya · Georgia (old)
●lost toYoshikaze()
29
Ichinojo
· Minato-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Myogiryu()
30
Osunaarashi
· Otake-beya · Egypt - Egypt
○def.Toyonoshima()
31
●lost toOsunaarashi()
32
Endo
· Oitekaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
○def.Sadanoumi()
33
Sadanoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
●lost toEndo()
34
Amuru
· Onomatsu-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
●lost toKaisei()
35
Myogiryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
●lost toIchinojo()
36
Aoiyama
· Kasugano-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
○def.Aminishiki()
37
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Kyokushuho()
38
Sadanofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
●lost toTakarafuji()
39
Daieisho
· Oitekaze-beya · SaitamaSaitama
●lost toShohozan()
40
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toGagamaru()
41
Okinoumi
· Hakkaku-beya · ShimaneShimane
○def.Kotoshogiku()
-
Tokitenku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
Day-by-day
Day 15
Harumafuji leads at 13–2.★1
▾
Rare techniqueGoeidodef. Tochiozan()Day 15

After day 15, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the tournament at 13–2. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Kakuryu by , Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Kotoyuki by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku sat out and Ōzeki Goeido beat Tochiozan by . Goeido won by , a rarely seen technique. Ōzeki Kotoshogiku, Osunaarashi (M1), Toyonoshima (M3) and Tokitenku (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutEndo beat Sekiwake Myogiryu ()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Kakuryu()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Hakuho()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Kisenosato()
beat Harumafuji()
beat Kotoyuki()
sat out (kyūjō)
OzekiGoeido
beat Tochiozan()
SekiwakeTochiozan
lost to Goeido()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Endo()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Ikioi()
KomusubiTochinoshin
beat Kyokushuho()
Day 14
Harumafuji leads at 13–1.
▾
M14Tokitenku

After day 14, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the tournament at 13–1. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Terunofuji by , Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Kisenosato by and Ōzeki Goeido lost to Yoshikaze by . Tokitenku (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAoiyama beat Sekiwake Myogiryu ()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Terunofuji()
YokozunaKakuryu
lost to Harumafuji()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Kakuryu()
beat Kotoshogiku()
beat Hakuho()
lost to Kisenosato()
OzekiGoeido
lost to Yoshikaze()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Okinoumi()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Aoiyama()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Goeido()
KomusubiTochinoshin
lost to Ikioi()
Day 13
Hakuho and Harumafuji share the lead at 12–1.
▾
M14Tokitenku

After day 13, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji share the lead at 12–1. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Terunofuji by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Goeido by , Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Myogiryu by and Ōzeki Goeido beat Kisenosato by . Tokitenku (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAminishiki beat Komusubi Yoshikaze ()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Harumafuji()
YokozunaKakuryu
lost to Terunofuji()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Hakuho()
lost to Goeido()
beat Kakuryu()
beat Myogiryu()
OzekiGoeido
beat Kisenosato()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Osunaarashi()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Aminishiki()
KomusubiTochinoshin
beat Toyonoshima()
Day 12
Hakuho leads at 12–0.★1
▾
UpsetToyonoshimadef. Ōzeki Terunofuji()Day 12
M14Tokitenku

After day 12, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 12–0. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Kisenosato by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Goeido by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Terunofuji lost to Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Hakuho by and Ōzeki Goeido lost to Harumafuji by . Tokitenku (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutToyonoshima beat Ozeki Terunofuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotoshogiku()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Kisenosato()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Goeido()
lost to Kakuryu()
lost to Toyonoshima()
lost to Hakuho()
OzekiGoeido
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Ichinojo()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Yoshikaze()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Myogiryu()
KomusubiTochinoshin
beat Osunaarashi()
Day 11
Hakuho leads at 11–0.★1
▾
UpsetIchinojodef. Ōzeki Goeido()Day 11
M14Tokitenku

After day 11, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 11–0. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Kotoshogiku by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Yoshikaze by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Kakuryu by and Ōzeki Goeido lost to Ichinojo by . Tokitenku (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutIchinojo beat Ozeki Goeido ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kisenosato()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Kotoshogiku()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Tochiozan()
lost to Hakuho()
beat Yoshikaze()
lost to Kakuryu()
OzekiGoeido
lost to Ichinojo()
SekiwakeTochiozan
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Osunaarashi()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Terunofuji()
KomusubiTochinoshin
beat Aminishiki()
Day 10
Hakuho leads at 10–0.★1
▾
UpsetToyonoshimadef. Ōzeki Kisenosato()Day 10
M14Tokitenku

After day 10, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 10–0. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Goeido by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Myogiryu by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Harumafuji by and Ōzeki Goeido beat Kakuryu by . Tokitenku (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutToyonoshima beat Ozeki Kisenosato ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochiozan()
YokozunaKakuryu
lost to Goeido()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Kotoshogiku()
lost to Toyonoshima()
beat Myogiryu()
lost to Harumafuji()
OzekiGoeido
beat Kakuryu()
SekiwakeTochiozan
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Terunofuji()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Osunaarashi()
KomusubiTochinoshin
lost to Ichinojo()
Day 9
Hakuho leads at 9–0.★1
▾
UpsetOkinoumidef. Ōzeki Kotoshogiku()Day 9
M14Tokitenku

After day 9, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 9–0. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kisenosato lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Tochiozan by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Ikioi by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Terunofuji by , Ōzeki Terunofuji lost to Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Okinoumi by and Ōzeki Goeido lost to Hakuho by . Tokitenku (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutOkinoumi beat Ozeki Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Goeido()
YokozunaKakuryu
lost to Tochiozan()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Ikioi()
beat Terunofuji()
lost to Kisenosato()
lost to Okinoumi()
OzekiGoeido
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Kakuryu()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Ichinojo()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Tochinoshin()
KomusubiTochinoshin
lost to Yoshikaze()
Day 8
Hakuho leads at 8–0.
▾
M14Tokitenku

After day 8, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 8–0. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji, Ōzeki Kisenosato and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Tochinoshin by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Okinoumi by , Ōzeki Terunofuji lost to Goeido by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Osunaarashi by and Ōzeki Goeido beat Terunofuji by . Tokitenku (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutShohozan (M10) on a 7–1 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Myogiryu()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Tochinoshin()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Toyonoshima()
beat Okinoumi()
lost to Goeido()
beat Osunaarashi()
OzekiGoeido
beat Terunofuji()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Ikioi()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Aoiyama()
KomusubiTochinoshin
lost to Kakuryu()
Day 7
Hakuho leads at 7–0.★3
▾
UpsetIkioidef. Ōzeki Terunofuji()Day 7
Rare techniqueHakuhodef. Okinoumi()Day 7
Rare techniqueTakayasudef. Kitataiki()Day 7
M14Tokitenku

After day 7, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 7–0. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji, Ōzeki Kisenosato and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Toyonoshima by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Tochinoshin by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Aoiyama by , Ōzeki Terunofuji lost to Ikioi by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Goeido by and Ōzeki Goeido lost to Kotoshogiku by . Hakuho won by , a rarely seen technique. Tokitenku (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutIkioi beat Ozeki Terunofuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Okinoumi()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Toyonoshima()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Tochinoshin()
beat Aoiyama()
lost to Ikioi()
beat Goeido()
OzekiGoeido
lost to Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Myogiryu()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Tochiozan()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Ichinojo()
KomusubiTochinoshin
lost to Harumafuji()
Day 6
Hakuho leads at 6–0.★2
▾
UpsetAoiyamadef. Ōzeki Goeido()Day 6
UpsetIchinojodef. Ōzeki Kotoshogiku()Day 6
M14Tokitenku

After day 6, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 6–0. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji, Ōzeki Kisenosato and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Okinoumi by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Yoshikaze by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Osunaarashi by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Ichinojo by and Ōzeki Goeido lost to Aoiyama by . Tokitenku (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAoiyama beat Ozeki Goeido ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Toyonoshima()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Okinoumi()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Yoshikaze()
beat Tochiozan()
beat Osunaarashi()
lost to Ichinojo()
OzekiGoeido
lost to Aoiyama()
SekiwakeTochiozan
lost to Kisenosato()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Tochinoshin()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Harumafuji()
KomusubiTochinoshin
beat Myogiryu()
Day 5
4 wrestlers share the lead at 5–0.
▾
M14Tokitenku

After day 5, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 5–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji, Ōzeki Kisenosato and Ōzeki Goeido lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Myogiryu by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Okinoumi by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Ichinojo by , Ōzeki Terunofuji lost to Tochinoshin by and Ōzeki Goeido beat Osunaarashi by . Tokitenku (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutIkioi (M4) on a 5–0 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Aoiyama()
YokozunaKakuryu
lost to Myogiryu()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Okinoumi()
beat Ichinojo()
lost to Tochinoshin()
beat Toyonoshima()
OzekiGoeido
beat Osunaarashi()
SekiwakeTochiozan
lost to Yoshikaze()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
beat Kakuryu()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Tochiozan()
KomusubiTochinoshin
beat Terunofuji()
Day 4
4 wrestlers share the lead at 4–0.
▾
M14Tokitenku

After day 4, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku. One win back, Yokozuna Kakuryu, Yokozuna Harumafuji, Ōzeki Kisenosato, Ōzeki Terunofuji and Ōzeki Goeido lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Osunaarashi by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Ichinojo by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Tochinoshin by , Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Aoiyama by and Ōzeki Goeido beat Aminishiki by . Tokitenku (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutToyonoshima beat Sekiwake Myogiryu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Yoshikaze()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Osunaarashi()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Ichinojo()
beat Tochinoshin()
beat Aoiyama()
beat Tochiozan()
OzekiGoeido
beat Aminishiki()
SekiwakeTochiozan
lost to Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Toyonoshima()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiTochinoshin
lost to Kisenosato()
Day 3
5 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueHarumafujidef. Aoiyama()Day 3
M14Tokitenku

After day 3, 5 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku. One win back, Yokozuna Kakuryu, Yokozuna Harumafuji, Ōzeki Kisenosato, Ōzeki Terunofuji and Ōzeki Goeido lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Ichinojo by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Aoiyama by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Myogiryu by , Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Okinoumi by and Ōzeki Goeido lost to Tochinoshin by . Harumafuji won by , a rarely seen technique. Tokitenku (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutIkioi (M4) on a 3–0 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Osunaarashi()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Ichinojo()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Aoiyama()
beat Myogiryu()
beat Okinoumi()
beat Yoshikaze()
OzekiGoeido
lost to Tochinoshin()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Aminishiki()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiTochinoshin
beat Goeido()
Day 2
11 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.★1
▾
KinboshiOsunaarashidef. Yokozuna Harumafuji()Day 2
M14Tokitenku

After day 2, 11 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku. One win back, Yokozuna Kakuryu, Yokozuna Harumafuji, Ōzeki Kisenosato and Ōzeki Terunofuji lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Aoiyama by , Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Osunaarashi by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Yoshikaze by and Ōzeki Terunofuji lost to Tochiozan by . Osunaarashi claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Harumafuji. Tokitenku (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

YokozunaHakuho
beat Ichinojo()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Aoiyama()
YokozunaHarumafujikinboshi
lost to Osunaarashi()
lost to Yoshikaze()
lost to Tochiozan()
beat Tochinoshin()
OzekiGoeido
beat Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Terunofuji()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
beat Okinoumi()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Kisenosato()
KomusubiTochinoshin
lost to Kotoshogiku()
Day 1
20 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueYoshikazedef. Kakuryu()Day 1
M14Tokitenku

After day 1, 20 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji. One win back, Yokozuna Kakuryu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Yoshikaze by . Yoshikaze won by , a rarely seen technique. Tokitenku (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutToyonoshima beat Sekiwake Tochiozan ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochinoshin()
YokozunaKakuryu
lost to Yoshikaze()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Myogiryu()
beat Osunaarashi()
beat Ichinojo()
beat Aoiyama()
OzekiGoeido
beat Okinoumi()
SekiwakeTochiozan
lost to Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Harumafuji()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Kakuryu()
KomusubiTochinoshin
lost to Hakuho()
The venue
Hosts Kyūshū
Fukuoka
Fukuoka Kokusai Center福岡国際センター
Fukuoka-ken · capacity 10,000
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The largest city on Kyūshū, the southernmost of Japan's main islands. Closer to Seoul than to Tokyo, with a markedly different feel - warmer, more casual, exceptional street food. The Kokusai Center sits on the Hakata Bay waterfront, ten minutes from the central Hakata station.

Near the arena
Local specialties
  • Hakata ramen↗博多ラーメン - World-famous tonkotsu - the rich, milky pork-bone broth from this very city.
  • Motsunabe↗もつ鍋 - Offal hotpot with cabbage and garlic chives. Hearty winter food.
  • Mentaiko↗明太子 - Spicy marinated cod roe. Locals put it on everything.
  • Hakata gyoza↗博多餃子 - Smaller and crispier than Tokyo or Chinese versions - eaten by the dozen.
  • Mizutaki↗水炊き - Light chicken hotpot, the Hakata winter classic.
Getting there: 10-minute walk from Gofukumachi Station, or 15 minutes from Hakata Station.