Early Shōwa era

名古屋場所 Nagoya 1961

IG Arena (new 2025) · Nagoya

Start: Jun 25, 1961
End: Jul 9, 1961
Days: 15
Capacity: 14,000

Roster: 41
Bouts: 276
Foreign: 0%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Taiho Koki

Ozeki 1 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Sadanoyama Shinmatsu Maegashira 2 East 11–4

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Tochihikari Masayuki Komusubi 2 East 10–5

Gino-sho

Technique

Tochinoumi Teruyoshi Komusubi 1 East 11–4

Banzuke 41 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Nagoya 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
3–4–8	Wakanohana Kanji	Y1	Asashio Taro	12–3
13–2	★ Taiho Koki	O1	Kashiwado Tsuyoshi	11–4
8–7	Kitabayama Hidetoshi	O2	Wakahaguro Tomoaki	5–10
0–5–10	Kotogahama Sadao	O3	—	—
7–8	Iwakaze Kakutaro	S1	Maedagawa Katsu	7–8
—	—	S2	Haguroyama Sojo	7–8
11–4	◆ Tochinoumi Teruyoshi Gino	K1	Hagurohana	9–6
10–5	◆ Tochihikari Masayuki Kanto	K2	—	—
9–6	Fujinishiki Akira	M1	Daigo Hisateru	5–10
11–4	◆ Sadanoyama Shinmatsu Shukun	M2	Fusanishiki Katsuhiko	4–11
3–12	Tsunenishiki Toshihide	M3	Tsurugamine Akio	8–7
3–4–8	Kanenohana Takeo	M4	Fukudayama Takehiro	3–12
1–11–3	Kitanonada Noboru	M5	Ohikari Sadayuki	9–6
9–6	Kairyuyama Teruhisa	M6	Aonosato Sakari	9–6
9–4–2	Dewanishiki Tadao	M7	Matsunobori Shigeo	7–8
7–8	Udagawa Katsutaro	M8	Wakanoumi Masateru	8–7
10–5	Wakamaeda Eiichiro	M9	Wakanokuni Takeo	6–9
6–9	Kiyonomori Masao	M10	Myobudani Yasuhiko	9–6
9–6	Oginohana Masaaki	M11	Daitenryu Mitsunori	2–13
0–0–15	Yoshinomine Motoshi	M12	Kiminishiki Toshimasa	7–8
8–7	Ichinoya Totaro	M13	Shionishiki Yoshiaki	4–11
6–9	Shinkawa Katsumi	M14	Wakasugiyama Toyoichi	6–9

Top kimarite 276 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 103 37.3%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 28 10.1%

oshidashi Push out 21 7.6%

uwatenage Overarm throw 16 5.8%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 13 4.7%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 9 3.3%

utchari Backward pivot throw 9 3.3%

hatakikomi Slap down 8 2.9%

276 bouts · 0/41 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 14,000