Early Shōwa era

初場所 Hatsu 1962

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: Jan 14, 1962
End: Jan 28, 1962
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 41
Bouts: 298
Foreign: 0%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Taiho Koki

Yokozuna 1 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Aonosato Sakari Maegashira 1 West 8–7

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Yutakayama Katsuo Maegashira 9 East 12–3

Gino-sho

Technique

Tochinoumi Teruyoshi Sekiwake 1 East 9–6

Banzuke 41 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 1962, 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	★ Taiho Koki	Y1	Kashiwado Tsuyoshi	10–5
11–4	Wakanohana Kanji	Y2	Asashio Taro	0–0–15
8–7	Kitabayama Hidetoshi	O1	Kotogahama Sadao	9–6
9–6	◆ Tochinoumi Teruyoshi Gino	S1	Sadanoyama Shinmatsu	9–6
10–5	Haguroyama Sojo	S2	Wakahaguro Tomoaki	9–6
1–14	Iwakaze Kakutaro	K1	Fujinishiki Akira	4–11
4–11	Kairyuyama Teruhisa	K2	Daigo Hisateru	8–7
7–8	Oginohana Masaaki	M1	◆ Aonosato Sakari Shukun	8–7
4–11	Kainoyama Isamu	M2	Kanenohana Takeo	6–9
5–10	Udagawa Katsutaro	M3	Wakamaeda Eiichiro	5–10
6–9	Myobudani Yasuhiko	M4	Tochihikari Masayuki	11–4
11–4	Wakachichibu Komei	M5	Dewanishiki Tadao	11–4
5–10	Maedagawa Katsu	M6	Tsunenishiki Toshihide	7–8
5–10	Kitanonada Noboru	M7	Toyokuni Susumu	11–4
9–6	Hagurohana	M8	Tsurugamine Akio	11–4
12–3	◆ Yutakayama Katsuo Kanto	M9	Ichinoya Totaro	9–6
8–7	Ohikari Sadayuki	M10	Wakatenryu Yuzo	2–13
8–7	Fusanishiki Katsuhiko	M11	Wakanokuni Takeo	4–11
3–12	Wakakoma Kenzo	M12	Wakanoumi Masateru	8–7
5–10	Amatsukaze Masao	M13	Oiteyama Hirokuni	9–6
3–12	Miyabashira Yoshio	M14	—	—

Top kimarite 298 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 83 27.9%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 33 11.1%

oshidashi Push out 28 9.4%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 20 6.7%

uwatenage Overarm throw 17 5.7%

tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 16 5.4%

hatakikomi Slap down 13 4.4%

utchari Backward pivot throw 13 4.4%

298 bouts · 0/41 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 11,098