★ Makuuchi yūshō
YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashiraJūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Yūshō · lower divisions
Juryo: Ryuden Goshi
Makushita: Kinbozan Haruki
Sandanme: Gojinyu Taiga
Jonidan: Kotetsu Ryoga
Jonokuchi: Kotoeiho Hiroki
Makushita · as of Day 8
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
Rank
W-L
Status
Tokyo
Kochi
Saitama
Kanagawa
Ishikawa
Kagawa
Osaka
Chiba
Hokkaido
Nagasaki
Aomori
Hyogo
Kyoto
Shizuoka
Kumamoto
Akita
Kagoshima
Shiga
Ehime
Niigata
Hiroshima
Mie
Shimane
Wakayama
Aichi
Gifu
Gunma
Fukuoka
Oita
Miyagi
Tochigi
Saga
Okinawa
Fukushima
Miyazaki
Yamagata
Fukui
Iwate
ToyamaThe venue
Hosts Haru
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
- Dōtonbori↗ - Neon canal-side restaurant strip with the famous Glico running-man sign.
- Osaka Castle↗ - Reconstructed keep with an excellent history museum and a moat park.
- Tsūtenkaku & Shinsekai↗ - Retro-futuristic 1950s neighbourhood around the Tower.
- Den-Den Town↗ - Electronics, anime, and games district - Osaka's Akihabara.
- Universal Studios Japan↗ - Including the famous Super Nintendo World expansion.
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).