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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Early Shōwa era

名古屋場所 Nagoya 1959

IG Arena (new 2025) · Nagoya

Dates

Start
Jul 5, 1959
End
Jul 19, 1959
Days
15
Capacity
14,000

Tournament

Roster
47
Bouts
336
Foreign
0%
Sansho

Banzuke 47 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Nagoya 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.

Top kimarite 336 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 104 31.0%
oshidashi Push out 43 12.8%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 24 7.1%
hatakikomi Slap down 14 4.2%
utchari Backward pivot throw 14 4.2%
uwatenage Overarm throw 14 4.2%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 13 3.9%
shitatenage Underarm throw 12 3.6%

336 bouts · 0/47 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 14,000