CONCLUDED

Kyushu Basho
2012

Fukuoka Kokusai Center · 11-25 Nov · Fukuoka

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

· lower divisions
· special prizes
Day in review
‹Day 15›
M5Aoiyama, M1Okinoumi, OzekiBaruto, M9Asasekiryu

After day 15, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 14–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Toyohibiki by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Goeido by and Ōzeki Baruto sat out. Aoiyama (M5), Okinoumi (M1), Ōzeki Baruto and Asasekiryu (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutDaido beat Komusubi Homasho ()

· final standings
42 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Harumafuji()
2
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
○def.Kotoshogiku()
3
○def.Tochiozan()
4
Kisenosato
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toKakuryu()
5
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
●lost toToyonoshima()
6
Shohozan
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Aran()
7
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toMyogiryu()
8
Chiyotairyu
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toIkioi()
9
Harumafuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toHakuho()
10
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Kisenosato()
11
Kotooshu
· Sadogatake-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
○def.Toyohibiki()
12
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
●lost toKotooshu()
13
Ikioi
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
○def.Chiyotairyu()
14
Tamawashi
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Takayasu()
15
Kotoshogiku
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toGoeido()
16
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
●lost toKitataiki()
17
Aran
· Kasugano-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
●lost toShohozan()
18
Yoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · OitaOita
○def.Wakanosato()
19
Kitataiki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Gagamaru()
20
Wakanosato
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toYoshikaze()
21
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Asahisho()
22
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Masunoyama()
23
Kaisei
· Oshima-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
○def.Shotenro()
24
Tokitenku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Miyabiyama()
25
Aoiyama
· Kasugano-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
kyūjō
26
Myogiryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
○def.Kyokutenho()
27
Asahisho
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
●lost toFujiazuma()
28
Jokoryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toTakekaze()
29
Tochinoshin
· Kasugano-beya · Georgia (old)
○def.Yoshiazuma()
30
Takayasu
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toTamawashi()
31
●lost toAminishiki()
32
Daido
· Onomatsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Homasho()
33
Shotenro
· Fujishima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toKaisei()
34
Miyabiyama
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toTokitenku()
35
●lost toDaikiho()
36
Homasho
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
●lost toDaido()
37
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
○def.Jokoryu()
38
Wakakoyu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
●lost toKotoyuki()
39
Yoshiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
●lost toTochinoshin()
40
Okinoumi
· Hakkaku-beya · ShimaneShimane
kyūjō
41
Baruto
· Onoe-beya · 🇪🇪Estonia
kyūjō
42
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
kyūjō
Day-by-day
Day 15
Hakuho leads at 14–1.
▾
M5Aoiyama, M1Okinoumi, OzekiBaruto, M9Asasekiryu

After day 15, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 14–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Toyohibiki by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Goeido by and Ōzeki Baruto sat out. Aoiyama (M5), Okinoumi (M1), Ōzeki Baruto and Asasekiryu (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutDaido beat Komusubi Homasho ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Harumafuji()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Hakuho()
lost to Kakuryu()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Kisenosato()
beat Toyohibiki()
lost to Goeido()
OzekiBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
beat Kyokutenho()
KomusubiAminishiki
beat Masunoyama()
KomusubiHomasho
lost to Daido()
Day 14
Hakuho leads at 13–1.★1
▾
UpsetToyonoshimadef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 14
M5Aoiyama, M1Okinoumi, OzekiBaruto, M9Asasekiryu

After day 14, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 13–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kakuryu lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Kyokutenho by and Ōzeki Baruto sat out. Aoiyama (M5), Okinoumi (M1), Ōzeki Baruto and Asasekiryu (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutToyonoshima beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kakuryu()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Kisenosato()
beat Harumafuji()
OzekiKakuryu
lost to Hakuho()
lost to Toyonoshima()
beat Kyokutenho()
OzekiBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Aran()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Kaisei()
KomusubiAminishiki
beat Takekaze()
KomusubiHomasho
lost to Takayasu()
Day 13
Hakuho leads at 12–1.
▾
M5Aoiyama, M1Okinoumi, OzekiBaruto, M9Asasekiryu

After day 13, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 12–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Goeido by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Myogiryu by and Ōzeki Baruto sat out. Aoiyama (M5), Okinoumi (M1), Ōzeki Baruto and Asasekiryu (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKyokutenho (M6) on a 10–3 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kisenosato()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Kakuryu()
lost to Hakuho()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Harumafuji()
lost to Goeido()
lost to Myogiryu()
OzekiBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Kotooshu()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
beat Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiAminishiki
beat Tochinoshin()
KomusubiHomasho
beat Takekaze()
Day 12
Hakuho leads at 11–1.★2
▾
UpsetTochiozandef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 12
Rare techniqueTokitenkudef. Fujiazuma()Day 12
M5Aoiyama, M1Okinoumi, OzekiBaruto, M9Asasekiryu

After day 12, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 11–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Myogiryu by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Masunoyama by , Ōzeki Kakuryu lost to Aminishiki by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Hakuho by and Ōzeki Baruto sat out. Tokitenku won by , a rarely seen technique. Aoiyama (M5), Okinoumi (M1), Ōzeki Baruto and Asasekiryu (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochiozan beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotoshogiku()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Myogiryu()
beat Masunoyama()
OzekiKakuryu
lost to Aminishiki()
lost to Tochiozan()
lost to Hakuho()
OzekiBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Shohozan()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
beat Harumafuji()
KomusubiAminishiki
beat Kakuryu()
KomusubiHomasho
beat Tochinoshin()
Day 11
Hakuho leads at 10–1.
▾
M5Aoiyama, M1Okinoumi, OzekiBaruto, M9Asasekiryu

After day 11, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 10–1. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Toyohibiki by , Ōzeki Kakuryu lost to Myogiryu by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Harumafuji by and Ōzeki Baruto sat out. Aoiyama (M5), Okinoumi (M1), Ōzeki Baruto and Asasekiryu (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochiozan beat Sekiwake Goeido ()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Kotooshu()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Kotoshogiku()
beat Toyohibiki()
OzekiKakuryu
lost to Myogiryu()
beat Hakuho()
beat Harumafuji()
OzekiBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Tochiozan()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
beat Kakuryu()
KomusubiAminishiki
lost to Kaisei()
KomusubiHomasho
lost to Shohozan()
Day 10
Hakuho leads at 10–0.★1
▾
UpsetMasunoyamadef. Ōzeki Kotoshogiku()Day 10
M5Aoiyama, OzekiBaruto, M9Asasekiryu

After day 10, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 10–0. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Takekaze by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Masunoyama by and Ōzeki Baruto sat out. Aoiyama (M5), Ōzeki Baruto and Asasekiryu (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutMasunoyama beat Ozeki Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Goeido()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Toyonoshima()
lost to Kotooshu()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Takekaze()
beat Kisenosato()
lost to Masunoyama()
OzekiBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Shohozan()
KomusubiAminishiki
beat Homasho()
KomusubiHomasho
lost to Aminishiki()
Day 9
Hakuho leads at 9–0.★2
▾
Rare techniqueAminishikidef. Okinoumi()Day 9
Rare techniqueShotenrodef. Takayasu()Day 9
OzekiBaruto, M9Asasekiryu

After day 9, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 9–0. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Goeido by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Aoiyama by , Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Tochinoshin by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Homasho by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Shohozan by and Ōzeki Baruto sat out. Aminishiki won by , a rarely seen technique. Ōzeki Baruto and Asasekiryu (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutToyonoshima (M6) on a 8–1 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Myogiryu()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Goeido()
beat Aoiyama()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Tochinoshin()
beat Homasho()
beat Shohozan()
OzekiBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiAminishiki
beat Okinoumi()
KomusubiHomasho
lost to Kotooshu()
Day 8
Hakuho and Goeido share the lead at 8–0.★1
▾
UpsetTochiozandef. Ōzeki Kakuryu()Day 8
OzekiBaruto, M9Asasekiryu

After day 8, Yokozuna Hakuho and Sekiwake Goeido share the lead at 8–0. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Kakuryu lost to Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Kisenosato by and Ōzeki Baruto sat out. Ōzeki Baruto and Asasekiryu (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochiozan beat Ozeki Kakuryu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Takekaze()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Kotooshu()
beat Kotoshogiku()
OzekiKakuryu
lost to Tochiozan()
lost to Harumafuji()
lost to Kisenosato()
OzekiBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Okinoumi()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Homasho()
KomusubiAminishiki
lost to Shohozan()
KomusubiHomasho
beat Myogiryu()
Day 7
Hakuho and Goeido share the lead at 7–0.★1
▾
UpsetOkinoumidef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 7
OzekiBaruto, M9Asasekiryu

After day 7, Yokozuna Hakuho and Sekiwake Goeido share the lead at 7–0. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Takekaze by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Myogiryu by , Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Okinoumi by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Kakuryu by and Ōzeki Baruto sat out. Ōzeki Baruto and Asasekiryu (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutOkinoumi beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochinoshin()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Takekaze()
beat Myogiryu()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Kotoshogiku()
lost to Okinoumi()
lost to Kakuryu()
OzekiBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Homasho()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiAminishiki
lost to Tochiozan()
KomusubiHomasho
lost to Goeido()
Day 6
Hakuho and Goeido share the lead at 6–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueYoshikazedef. Toyonoshima()Day 6
OzekiBaruto, M9Asasekiryu

After day 6, Yokozuna Hakuho and Sekiwake Goeido share the lead at 6–0. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji, Ōzeki Kotooshu and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Tochinoshin by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Goeido by , Ōzeki Kakuryu lost to Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Aminishiki by and Ōzeki Baruto sat out. Yoshikaze won by , a rarely seen technique. Ōzeki Baruto and Asasekiryu (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutToyonoshima (M6) on a 5–1 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Shohozan()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Tochinoshin()
lost to Goeido()
OzekiKakuryu
lost to Kotooshu()
beat Kakuryu()
beat Aminishiki()
OzekiBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Kisenosato()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
beat Okinoumi()
KomusubiAminishiki
lost to Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiHomasho
beat Kaisei()
Day 5
4 wrestlers share the lead at 5–0.★2
▾
UpsetShohozandef. Ōzeki Kisenosato()Day 5
Rare techniqueTakayasudef. Masunoyama()Day 5
OzekiBaruto, M9Asasekiryu

After day 5, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 5–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Sekiwake Goeido. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji, Ōzeki Kisenosato, Ōzeki Kakuryu, Ōzeki Kotooshu and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Kaisei by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Shohozan by , Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Okinoumi by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Aminishiki by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Tochinoshin by and Ōzeki Baruto sat out. Takayasu won by , a rarely seen technique. Ōzeki Baruto and Asasekiryu (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutShohozan beat Ozeki Kisenosato ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Homasho()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Kaisei()
lost to Shohozan()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Okinoumi()
beat Aminishiki()
beat Tochinoshin()
OzekiBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Takekaze()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Tochiozan()
KomusubiAminishiki
lost to Kotooshu()
KomusubiHomasho
lost to Hakuho()
Day 4
6 wrestlers share the lead at 4–0.
▾
OzekiBaruto, M9Asasekiryu

After day 4, 6 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kisenosato. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji, Ōzeki Kakuryu, Ōzeki Kotooshu and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Shohozan by , Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Homasho by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Takekaze by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Okinoumi by and Ōzeki Baruto sat out. Ōzeki Baruto and Asasekiryu (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAoiyama (M5) on a 4–0 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kaisei()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Shohozan()
beat Tochiozan()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Homasho()
beat Takekaze()
beat Okinoumi()
OzekiBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Aminishiki()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
beat Takayasu()
KomusubiAminishiki
lost to Goeido()
KomusubiHomasho
lost to Kakuryu()
Day 3
8 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.
▾

After day 3, 8 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kisenosato. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji, Ōzeki Kakuryu, Ōzeki Kotooshu and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Shohozan by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Tochinoshin by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Kaisei by and Ōzeki Baruto lost to Goeido by .

StandoutAoiyama (M5) on a 3–0 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Okinoumi()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Tochiozan()
beat Homasho()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Shohozan()
beat Tochinoshin()
beat Kaisei()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Goeido()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Baruto()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Aminishiki()
KomusubiAminishiki
beat Myogiryu()
KomusubiHomasho
lost to Kisenosato()
Day 2
11 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.★2
▾
UpsetShohozandef. Ōzeki Baruto()Day 2
KinboshiOkinoumidef. Yokozuna Harumafuji()Day 2

After day 2, 11 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kisenosato. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji, Ōzeki Kakuryu, Ōzeki Kotooshu, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku and Ōzeki Baruto lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Okinoumi by , Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Kaisei by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Myogiryu by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Homasho by and Ōzeki Baruto lost to Shohozan by . Okinoumi claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Harumafuji.

StandoutShohozan beat Ozeki Baruto ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochiozan()
YokozunaHarumafujikinboshi
lost to Okinoumi()
beat Aminishiki()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Kaisei()
beat Myogiryu()
beat Homasho()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Shohozan()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Tochinoshin()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Kotooshu()
KomusubiAminishiki
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiHomasho
lost to Kotoshogiku()
Day 1
21 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★2
▾
UpsetTochiozandef. Ōzeki Kotoshogiku()Day 1
UpsetShohozandef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 1

After day 1, 21 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji. One win back, Ōzeki Kakuryu, Ōzeki Kotooshu and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kakuryu lost to Goeido by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Shohozan by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Tochiozan by .

StandoutTochiozan beat Ozeki Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Aminishiki()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Homasho()
beat Okinoumi()
OzekiKakuryu
lost to Goeido()
lost to Shohozan()
lost to Tochiozan()
OzekiBaruto
beat Kaisei()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Kakuryu()
SekiwakeMyogiryu
lost to Tochinoshin()
KomusubiAminishiki
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiHomasho
lost to Harumafuji()
The venue
Hosts Kyūshū
Fukuoka
Fukuoka Kokusai Center福岡国際センター
Fukuoka-ken · capacity 10,000
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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
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.
  • Mizutaki↗水炊き - Light chicken hotpot, the Hakata winter classic.
Getting there: 10-minute walk from Gofukumachi Station, or 15 minutes from Hakata Station.