Early Shōwa era

春場所 Haru 1959

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Start: Mar 8, 1959
End: Mar 22, 1959
Days: 15
Capacity: 7,500

Roster: 49
Bouts: 355
Foreign: 0%
Sansho: —

Banzuke 49 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 1959, in ranking order from Yokozuna 1 down to the bottom of Maegashira. Each rank has an East and a West slot; East is slightly senior. marks the yusho; ◆ a sansho recipient.

W–L	East	Rank	West	W–L
12–3	Wakanohana Kanji	Y1	Tochinishiki Kiyotaka	14–1
13–2	Asashio Taro	O1	Kotogahama Sadao	11–4
3–12	Tokitsuyama Jinichi	S1	Tamanoumi Daitaro	4–9–2
7–8	Wakamaeda Eiichiro	S2	—	—
10–5	Wakahaguro Tomoaki	K1	Wakachichibu Komei	2–13
—	—	K2	Tochihikari Masayuki	9–6
7–8	Shinobuyama Harusada	M1	Kitanonada Noboru	8–7
6–9	Ohikari Sadayuki	M2	Matsunobori Shigeo	9–6
7–6–2	Wakanoumi Masateru	M3	Haguroyama Sojo	6–9
8–7	Tsurugamine Akio	M4	Kitabayama Hidetoshi	8–7
3–12	Oginohana Masaaki	M5	Naruyama Akira	2–13
6–9	Kuninobori Kunio	M6	Hajimayama Masanobu	1–9–5
8–7	Kiryugawa Mitsuo	M7	Shionishiki Yoshiaki	9–6
7–8	Mitsuneyama Hokoku	M8	Iwakaze Kakutaro	7–8
12–3	Fusanishiki Katsuhiko	M9	Daitenryu Mitsunori	8–7
7–8	Izuminada Tatsuo	M10	Osawa	9–6
5–6–4	Dewanishiki Tadao	M11	Osegawa Hangoro	8–7
6–9	Shimanishiki Hiroshi	M12	Futatsuryu Tokuyoshi	8–7
7–8	Wakabayama Sadao	M13	Kashiwado Tsuyoshi	13–2
9–6	Aonosato Sakari	M14	Daigo Hisateru	9–6
8–7	Shinkawa Katsumi	M15	Fukudayama Takehiro	6–9
5–10	Yoshinomine Motoshi	M16	Miyanishiki Hiroshi	7–8
4–11	Tsunenishiki Toshihide	M17	Kiyonomori Masao	4–11
9–6	Oikawa Teruhisa	M18	Yoshakayama# Tsunenori	8–7
5–10	Hoshikabuto Yoshio	M19	Ouchiyama Heikichi	7–8
8–7	Wakasugiyama Toyoichi	M20	—	—

Top kimarite 355 decisive bouts

The deciding techniques most often called by the gyoji this tournament. Share is over decisive Makuuchi bouts only; absences and unresolved bouts are excluded.

yorikiri Frontal force out 94 26.5%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 43 12.1%

oshidashi Push out 35 9.9%

uwatenage Overarm throw 35 9.9%

shitatenage Underarm throw 18 5.1%

hatakikomi Slap down 14 3.9%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 13 3.7%

dashinage Pulling throw (generic) 12 3.4%

355 bouts · 0/49 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 7,500