Early Shōwa era

春場所 Haru 1961

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Start: Mar 12, 1961
End: Mar 26, 1961
Days: 15
Capacity: 7,500

Roster: 41
Bouts: 291
Foreign: 0%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Asashio Taro

Yokozuna 1 West 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Tochihikari Masayuki Maegashira 3 West 8–7

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Maedagawa Katsu Maegashira 8 West 12–3

Gino-sho

Technique

Fusanishiki Katsuhiko Komusubi 1 East 9–6

Banzuke 41 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 1961, 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
0–0–15	Wakanohana Kanji	Y1	★ Asashio Taro	13–2
12–3	Kashiwado Tsuyoshi	O1	Kotogahama Sadao	9–6
9–6	Wakahaguro Tomoaki	O2	Taiho Koki	12–3
9–6	Kitabayama Hidetoshi	S1	Iwakaze Kakutaro	8–7
9–6	◆ Fusanishiki Katsuhiko Gino	K1	Haguroyama Sojo	5–10
4–11	Tsurugamine Akio	K2	Fujinishiki Akira	8–7
8–7	Daigo Hisateru	M1	Wakamaeda Eiichiro	5–10
5–10	Kitanonada Noboru	M2	Dewanishiki Tadao	3–8–4
9–6	Aonosato Sakari	M3	◆ Tochihikari Masayuki Shukun	8–7
5–10	Shionishiki Yoshiaki	M4	Sadanoyama Shinmatsu	0–0–15
5–10	Myobudani Yasuhiko	M5	Oginohana Masaaki	6–9
9–6	Ohikari Sadayuki	M6	Hagurohana	7–8
4–11	Wakanoumi Masateru	M7	Daitenryu Mitsunori	7–8
6–9	Shinkawa Katsumi	M8	◆ Maedagawa Katsu Kanto	12–3
7–8	Matsunobori Shigeo	M9	Kairyuyama Teruhisa	9–6
6–9	Udagawa Katsutaro	M10	Wakasugiyama Toyoichi	7–8
9–6	Tochinoumi Teruyoshi	M11	Tsunenishiki Toshihide	9–6
6–8–1	Niigiyama# Tadashi	M12	Wakachichibu Komei	4–11
8–7	Kanenohana Takeo	M13	Kainoyama Isamu	7–8
6–9	Kiyonomori Masao	M14	Fukudayama Takehiro	11–4
7–8	Tatsumi# Tokusaburo	M15	—	—

Top kimarite 291 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 86 29.6%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 34 11.7%

oshidashi Push out 30 10.3%

uwatenage Overarm throw 23 7.9%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 13 4.5%

oshitaoshi Frontal push down 12 4.1%

utchari Backward pivot throw 9 3.1%

hatakikomi Slap down 8 2.7%

291 bouts · 0/41 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 7,500