★ Makuuchi yūshō
YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashiraJūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Yūshō · lower divisions
Juryo: Kotoshoho Yoshinari
Makushita: Satorufuji Teppei
Sandanme: Daishoryu Haruchika
Jonidan: Dairinzan Rin
Jonokuchi: Aonishiki Arata
Makushita · as of Day 9
121 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
Rank
W-L
Status
Hyogo
Kyoto
Shizuoka
Kagawa
Aomori
Yamagata
Saitama
Osaka
Fukuoka
Okinawa
Kumamoto
Okayama
Chiba
Kochi
Hokkaido
Tokyo
Shiga
Nagasaki
Fukushima
Oita
Kagoshima
Kanagawa
Nara
Niigata
Tochigi
Saga
Miyazaki
Ishikawa
Mie
Akita
Yamaguchi
Wakayama
Ehime
Gifu
Aichi
Iwate
Miyagi
ShimaneThe 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.