Early Shōwa era

夏場所 Natsu 1960

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: May 8, 1960
End: May 22, 1960
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 43
Bouts: 299
Foreign: 0%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Daigo Hisateru

Maegashira 4 West 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Daigo Hisateru Maegashira 4 West 14–1

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Taiho Koki Maegashira 6 East 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Kashiwado Tsuyoshi Sekiwake 1 West 10–5

Banzuke 43 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Natsu 1960, 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
13–2	Wakanohana Kanji	Y1	Tochinishiki Kiyotaka	0–3–12
10–5	Asashio Taro	Y2	—	—
3–7–5	Kotogahama Sadao	O1	Wakahaguro Tomoaki	10–5
7–8	Kitabayama Hidetoshi	S1	◆ Kashiwado Tsuyoshi Gino	10–5
6–9	Tochihikari Masayuki	K1	Kitanonada Noboru	10–5
6–9	Ohikari Sadayuki	M1	Haguroyama Sojo	8–7
7–8	Tsurugamine Akio	M2	Fujinishiki Akira	5–10
6–9	Fusanishiki Katsuhiko	M3	Wakanoumi Masateru	7–8
6–9	Iwakaze Kakutaro	M4	★ Daigo Hisateru Shukun	14–1
3–12	Tokitsuyama Jinichi	M5	Wakamaeda Eiichiro	5–7–3
11–4	◆ Taiho Koki Kanto	M6	Naruyama Akira	5–10
4–11	Aonosato Sakari	M7	Dewanishiki Tadao	9–6
10–5	Shinkawa Katsumi	M8	Oginohana Masaaki	8–6–1
8–7	Shionishiki Yoshiaki	M9	Kiyonomori Masao	4–11
6–9	Kanenohana Takeo	M10	Wakanokuni Takeo	8–7
7–8	Daitenryu Mitsunori	M11	Matsunobori Shigeo	7–8
6–9	Oikawa Teruhisa	M12	Udagawa Katsutaro	6–9
0–3–12	Osawa	M13	Tamanoumi Daitaro	10–5
8–7	Futatsuryu Tokuyoshi	M14	Wakachichibu Komei	13–2
5–10	Hoshikabuto Yoshio	M15	Fukudayama Takehiro	9–4–2
6–9	Tatsumi# Tokusaburo	M16	Shinobuyama Harusada	5–10
5–10	Tochinoumi Teruyoshi	M17	Oiteyama Hirokuni	8–7

Top kimarite 299 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 101 33.8%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 36 12.0%

uwatenage Overarm throw 25 8.4%

oshidashi Push out 20 6.7%

utchari Backward pivot throw 13 4.3%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 12 4.0%

tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 10 3.3%

kotenage Armlock throw 8 2.7%

299 bouts · 0/43 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 11,098