CONCLUDED

Haru Basho
2018

Edion Arena Osaka · 11-25 Mar · Osaka

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

· lower divisions
: Ohata Ku
: Oho Konosuke
‹Day 8›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Sadanoumi won the playoff against Akiseyama to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 8
28 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Mitoryu
· Nishikido-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
2
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
3
Sadanoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
4
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
5
Takanosho
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
6
Kotoeko
· Sadogatake-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
7
Akiseyama
· Kise-beya · AichiAichi
8
Daishoho
· Oitekaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
9
Seiro
· Shikoroyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
10
Kyokutaisei
· Oshima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Terunofuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
12
Chiyonoo
· Kokonoe-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
13
Takanoiwa
· Chiganoura-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
14
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
15
Meisei
· Tatsunami-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
16
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
17
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
18
Takagenji
· Tokiwayama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
19
20
Tobizaru
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
21
22
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
23
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
24
Tsurugisho
· Oitekaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Amakaze
· Oshiogawa-beya · KagawaKagawa
26
Shimanoumi
· Kise-beya · MieMie
27
Yago
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
28
Enho
· Isegahama-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
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).