CONCLUDED

Haru Basho
2017

Edion Arena Osaka · 12-26 Mar · Osaka

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
Playoff

Tied at 10–5, Toyohibiki won the 3-way playoff against Osunaarashi and Asanoyama to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 1
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Chiyootori
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
2
Onosho
· Onomatsu-beya · AomoriAomori
3
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
4
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
5
Oyanagi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
6
Yamaguchi
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
7
Osunaarashi
· Otake-beya · Egypt - Egypt
8
Amakaze
· Oshiogawa-beya · KagawaKagawa
9
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
10
Daiamami
· Oitekaze-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
11
Seiro
· Shikoroyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
12
Asanoyama
· Takasago-beya · ToyamaToyama
13
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
14
15
Chiyotairyu
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
16
Hidenoumi
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
17
Chiyomaru
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
18
Kotoeko
· Sadogatake-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
19
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
20
Kyokutaisei
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
21
Tsurugisho
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Ryuden
· Takadagawa-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
23
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
24
Kitataiki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Kitaharima
· Yamahibiki-beya · HyogoHyogo
26
Rikishin
· Tatsunami-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
27
Asahisho
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
28
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
The venue
Hosts Haru
Osaka
Edion Arena Osakaエディオンアリーナ大阪
Ōsaka-fu · capacity 8,000
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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
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).