Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
After day 15, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 14–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Takayasu sat out, Ōzeki Goeido sat out and Ōzeki Takakeisho lost to Hakuho by yorikiri. Wakatakakage (M16), Ōzeki Takayasu, Sekiwake Tochinoshin, Ichinojo (M12), Yokozuna Kakuryu, Ōzeki Goeido and Tomokaze (M3) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 15Hakuho leads at 14–1.▾
After day 15, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 14–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Takayasu sat out, Ōzeki Goeido sat out and Ōzeki Takakeisho lost to Hakuho by yorikiri. Wakatakakage (M16), Ōzeki Takayasu, Sekiwake Tochinoshin, Ichinojo (M12), Yokozuna Kakuryu, Ōzeki Goeido and Tomokaze (M3) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 14Hakuho leads at 13–1.▾
After day 14, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 13–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Takayasu sat out, Ōzeki Goeido sat out and Ōzeki Takakeisho lost to Abi by okuridashi. Wakatakakage (M16), Ōzeki Takayasu, Sekiwake Tochinoshin, Ichinojo (M12), Yokozuna Kakuryu, Ōzeki Goeido and Tomokaze (M3) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 13Hakuho leads at 12–1.▾
After day 13, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 12–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Takayasu sat out, Ōzeki Goeido sat out and Ōzeki Takakeisho beat Mitakeumi by tsukidashi. Wakatakakage (M16), Ōzeki Takayasu, Sekiwake Tochinoshin, Ichinojo (M12), Yokozuna Kakuryu, Ōzeki Goeido and Tomokaze (M3) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 12Hakuho leads at 11–1.★1▾
After day 12, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 11–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Takayasu sat out, Ōzeki Goeido sat out and Ōzeki Takakeisho lost to Ryuden by tsukiotoshi. Wakatakakage (M16), Ōzeki Takayasu, Sekiwake Tochinoshin, Ichinojo (M12), Yokozuna Kakuryu, Ōzeki Goeido and Tomokaze (M3) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 11Hakuho leads at 10–1.★1▾
After day 11, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 10–1. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Takayasu sat out, Ōzeki Goeido sat out and Ōzeki Takakeisho beat Aoiyama by oshidashi. Shodai won by utchari, a rarely seen technique. Wakatakakage (M16), Ōzeki Takayasu, Sekiwake Tochinoshin, Ichinojo (M12), Yokozuna Kakuryu, Ōzeki Goeido and Tomokaze (M3) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 10Hakuho leads at 9–1.▾
After day 10, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 9–1. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Takayasu sat out, Ōzeki Goeido sat out and Ōzeki Takakeisho beat Kotoyuki by tsukidashi. Wakatakakage (M16), Ōzeki Takayasu, Sekiwake Tochinoshin, Ichinojo (M12), Yokozuna Kakuryu, Ōzeki Goeido and Tomokaze (M3) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 9Hakuho leads at 8–1.▾
After day 9, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 8–1. 2 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Takayasu sat out, Ōzeki Goeido sat out and Ōzeki Takakeisho beat Hokutofuji by tsukiotoshi. Wakatakakage (M16), Ōzeki Takayasu, Sekiwake Tochinoshin, Ichinojo (M12), Yokozuna Kakuryu, Ōzeki Goeido and Tomokaze (M3) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 8Hakuho leads at 7–1.★2▾
After day 8, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 7–1. 2 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Takayasu lost to Takarafuji by fusen, Ōzeki Goeido sat out and Ōzeki Takakeisho beat Meisei by oshidashi. Ishiura won by mitokorozeme, a rarely seen technique. Wakatakakage (M16), Sekiwake Tochinoshin, Ichinojo (M12), Yokozuna Kakuryu, Ōzeki Goeido and Tomokaze (M3) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 7Hakuho leads at 6–1.▾
After day 7, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 6–1. 5 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Takayasu beat Tamawashi by tsukitaoshi, Ōzeki Goeido sat out and Ōzeki Takakeisho beat Myogiryu by oshidashi. Wakatakakage (M16), Sekiwake Tochinoshin, Ichinojo (M12), Yokozuna Kakuryu, Ōzeki Goeido and Tomokaze (M3) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 6Hakuho leads at 5–1.★2▾
After day 6, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 5–1. 12 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Takayasu lost to Myogiryu by yoritaoshi, Ōzeki Goeido sat out and Ōzeki Takakeisho lost to Tamawashi by oshidashi. Wakatakakage (M16), Sekiwake Tochinoshin, Ichinojo (M12), Yokozuna Kakuryu, Ōzeki Goeido and Tomokaze (M3) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 58 wrestlers share the lead at 4–1.★2▾
After day 5, 8 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–1, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Komusubi Asanoyama. One win back, Ōzeki Takakeisho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Takayasu lost to Meisei by kainahineri, Ōzeki Goeido sat out and Ōzeki Takakeisho lost to Takarafuji by tsukiotoshi. Ichinojo (M12), Yokozuna Kakuryu, Ōzeki Goeido and Tomokaze (M3) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 4Shodai and Wakatakakage share the lead at 4–0.★1▾
After day 4, Shodai (M10) and Wakatakakage (M16) share the lead at 4–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Takakeisho lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Okinoumi by uwatenage, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Takayasu lost to Hokutofuji by oshidashi, Ōzeki Goeido sat out and Ōzeki Takakeisho beat Endo by hatakikomi. Tochinoshin won by kubihineri, a rarely seen technique. Ichinojo (M12), Yokozuna Kakuryu, Ōzeki Goeido and Tomokaze (M3) remained out through kyūjō.
Day 3Yutakayama, Shodai, and Wakatakakage share the lead at 3–0.▾
After day 3, Yutakayama (M9), Shodai (M10) and Wakatakakage (M16) share the lead at 3–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho, Ōzeki Takayasu and Ōzeki Takakeisho lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Asanoyama by sukuinage, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Takayasu beat Okinoumi by uwatenage, Ōzeki Goeido sat out and Ōzeki Takakeisho beat Daieisho by hatakikomi. Ichinojo (M12), Yokozuna Kakuryu and Ōzeki Goeido remained out through kyūjō.
Day 29 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.★2▾
After day 2, 9 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Komusubi Asanoyama and Meisei (M2). One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho, Ōzeki Takayasu and Ōzeki Takakeisho lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Daieisho by oshidashi, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Takayasu lost to Abi by oshidashi, Ōzeki Goeido lost to Okinoumi by fusen and Ōzeki Takakeisho lost to Asanoyama by uwatedashinage. Daieisho claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Hakuho. Ichinojo (M12) and Yokozuna Kakuryu remained out through kyūjō.
Day 120 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.▾
After day 1, 20 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Takayasu. One win back, Yokozuna Kakuryu and Ōzeki Goeido lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Asanoyama by fusen and Ōzeki Goeido lost to Endo by yoritaoshi. Ichinojo (M12) remained out through kyūjō.
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.
- Hakata Station↗ - Itself a destination - JR Hakata City complex has the best department-store food halls.
- Canal City Hakata↗ - Massive entertainment-and-shopping complex along an artificial canal.
- Ōhori Park↗ - Former castle moat, now a beautiful walking-and-jogging loop.
- Dazaifu Tenmangū↗ - Shrine to Sugawara no Michizane, deity of learning. 30 minutes by train.
- Nakasu yatai↗ - Open-air food stalls along the Naka River - quintessential Fukuoka after-dark experience.
- 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.