Early Shōwa era

九州場所 Kyushu 1960

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Start: Nov 13, 1960
End: Nov 27, 1960
Days: 15
Capacity: 6,000

Roster: 41
Bouts: 300
Foreign: 0%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Taiho Koki

Sekiwake 1 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Fusanishiki Katsuhiko Maegashira 2 West 9–6

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Hagurohana Maegashira 10 East 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Tochinoumi Teruyoshi Maegashira 8 East 11–4

Banzuke 41 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 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
5–4–6	Wakanohana Kanji	Y1	Asashio Taro	11–4
11–4	Kashiwado Tsuyoshi	O1	Wakahaguro Tomoaki	12–3
1–6–8	Kotogahama Sadao	O2	—	—
13–2	★ Taiho Koki	S1	Kitabayama Hidetoshi	9–6
—	—	S2	Haguroyama Sojo	7–8
9–6	Daigo Hisateru	K1	Iwakaze Kakutaro	10–5
7–8	Oginohana Masaaki	K2	—	—
5–10	Wakanoumi Masateru	M1	Ohikari Sadayuki	7–8
6–9	Daitenryu Mitsunori	M2	◆ Fusanishiki Katsuhiko Shukun	9–6
6–9	Shinkawa Katsumi	M3	Shionishiki Yoshiaki	2–13
6–9	Dewanishiki Tadao	M4	Wakamaeda Eiichiro	5–10
5–10	Kitanonada Noboru	M5	Tochihikari Masayuki	6–9
4–11	Kairyuyama Teruhisa	M6	Aonosato Sakari	10–5
10–5	Tsurugamine Akio	M7	Matsunobori Shigeo	4–11
11–4	◆ Tochinoumi Teruyoshi Gino	M8	Wakachichibu Komei	6–9
6–9	Tamanoumi Daitaro	M9	Wakanokuni Takeo	6–9
11–4	◆ Hagurohana Kanto	M10	Tokitsuyama Jinichi	6–9
11–4	Fujinishiki Akira	M11	Udagawa Katsutaro	8–7
6–9	Kiyonomori Masao	M12	Fukudayama Takehiro	7–8
8–7	Myobudani Yasuhiko	M13	Wakasugiyama Toyoichi	8–7
9–6	Maedagawa Katsu	M14	Oikawa Teruhisa	8–7
8–7	Tsunenishiki Toshihide	M15	Narutoumi Kazuyuki	3–12

Top kimarite 300 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 91 30.3%

oshidashi Push out 38 12.7%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 36 12.0%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 17 5.7%

uwatenage Overarm throw 17 5.7%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 14 4.7%

oshitaoshi Frontal push down 10 3.3%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 9 3.0%

300 bouts · 0/41 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 6,000