Early Shōwa era

初場所 Hatsu 1963

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: Jan 13, 1963
End: Jan 27, 1963
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 41
Bouts: 297
Foreign: 0%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Taiho Koki

Yokozuna 1 East 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Yutakayama Katsuo Sekiwake 1 East 13–2

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Yutakayama Katsuo Sekiwake 1 East 13–2

Gino-sho

Technique

Kainoyama Isamu Maegashira 8 East 12–3

Banzuke 41 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 1963, 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
14–1	★ Taiho Koki	Y1	Kashiwado Tsuyoshi	0–0–15
12–3	Sadanoyama Shinmatsu	O1	Tochihikari Masayuki	9–6
9–6	Tochinoumi Teruyoshi	O2	Kitabayama Hidetoshi	9–6
13–2	◆ Yutakayama Katsuo Shukun · Kanto	S1	Oginohana Masaaki	8–7
10–5	Hagurohana	K1	Haguroyama Sojo	2–13
5–10	Myobudani Yasuhiko	M1	Kairyuyama Teruhisa	5–10
6–9	Dewanishiki Tadao	M2	Daigo Hisateru	8–7
9–6	Aonosato Sakari	M3	Tsurugamine Akio	5–10
6–9	Amatsukaze Masao	M4	Fusanishiki Katsuhiko	5–10
4–11	Ogiyama Takashi	M5	Wakanoumi Masateru	5–10
8–7	Wakachichibu Komei	M6	Hirokawa Taizo	5–10
6–9	Iwakaze Kakutaro	M7	Fujinishiki Akira	11–4
12–3	◆ Kainoyama Isamu Gino	M8	Wakahaguro Tomoaki	9–6
7–8	Udagawa Katsutaro	M9	Kanenohana Takeo	8–7
7–8	Maedagawa Katsu	M10	Tamaarashi Kohei	8–6–1
9–6	Ohikari Sadayuki	M11	Wakamaeda Eiichiro	7–8
6–9	Okanoyama Yoshiro	M12	Oiteyama Hirokuni	6–9
7–8	Toyokuni Susumu	M13	Kiminishiki Toshimasa	8–7
5–10	Tochioyama Yuki	M14	Wakanaruto Kiyomi	5–10
3–12	Asanoumi Masakiyo	M15	Kiyonomori Masao	8–7
9–6	Hoshikabuto Yoshio	M16	—	—

Top kimarite 297 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 30.6%

oshidashi Push out 35 11.8%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 32 10.8%

utchari Backward pivot throw 18 6.1%

uwatenage Overarm throw 18 6.1%

hatakikomi Slap down 16 5.4%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 9 3.0%

oshitaoshi Frontal push down 7 2.4%

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