★ Makuuchi yūshō
YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashira
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Yūshō · lower divisions
Juryo: Ichiyamamoto Daiki
Makushita: Ryuden Goshi
Sandanme: Kinbozan Haruki
Jonidan: Yurikisho Ikki
Jonokuchi: Higonoumi Taro
Makushita · as of Day 9
121 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
Rank
W-L
Status
Kochi
Yamanashi
Osaka
Tokyo
Yamagata
Saitama
Shizuoka
Kanagawa
Akita
Hyogo
Miyazaki
Kumamoto
Fukushima
Kagoshima
Hokkaido
Miyagi
Hiroshima
Chiba
Kagawa
Nara
Nagasaki
Aomori
Aichi
Wakayama
Niigata
Mie
Gifu
Kyoto
Shiga
Gunma
Fukuoka
Shimane
Okinawa
Ishikawa
Fukui
Oita
Saga
Okayama
Tochigi
IwateThe venue
Hosts Kyūshū
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
- 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.
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.
Getting there: 10-minute walk from Gofukumachi Station, or 15 minutes from Hakata Station.
