Early Shōwa era

春場所 Haru 1963

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Start: Mar 10, 1963
End: Mar 24, 1963
Days: 15
Capacity: 7,500

Roster: 41
Bouts: 288
Foreign: 0%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Taiho Koki

Yokozuna 1 East 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Fujinishiki Akira Maegashira 1 East 8–7

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Kainoyama Isamu Maegashira 1 West 10–5

Gino-sho

Technique

Tsurugamine Akio Maegashira 6 West 10–5

Banzuke 41 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 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	5–1–9
0–5–10	Sadanoyama Shinmatsu	O1	Yutakayama Katsuo	7–8
13–2	Tochihikari Masayuki	O2	Tochinoumi Teruyoshi	8–2–5
8–7	Kitabayama Hidetoshi	O3	—	—
6–9	Hagurohana	S1	Oginohana Masaaki	4–11
8–7	Aonosato Sakari	K1	Daigo Hisateru	9–6
8–7	◆ Fujinishiki Akira Shukun	M1	◆ Kainoyama Isamu Kanto	10–5
6–9	Wakahaguro Tomoaki	M2	Wakachichibu Komei	9–6
7–8	Dewanishiki Tadao	M3	Myobudani Yasuhiko	5–10
9–6	Kairyuyama Teruhisa	M4	Ohikari Sadayuki	5–10
5–10	Kanenohana Takeo	M5	Amatsukaze Masao	6–9
6–9	Tamaarashi Kohei	M6	◆ Tsurugamine Akio Gino	10–5
6–5–4	Fusanishiki Katsuhiko	M7	Haguroyama Sojo	10–5
8–7	Wakanoumi Masateru	M8	Iwakaze Kakutaro	8–7
10–5	Kiminishiki Toshimasa	M9	Udagawa Katsutaro	7–8
3–12	Hoshikabuto Yoshio	M10	Maedagawa Katsu	6–9
9–6	Hirokawa Taizo	M11	Kiyonomori Masao	6–9
8–7	Wakamaeda Eiichiro	M12	Ogiyama Takashi	7–8
6–9	Kotozakura Masakatsu	M13	Toyokuni Susumu	8–7
8–7	Tsunenishiki Toshihide	M14	Okanoyama Yoshiro	5–10
4–11	Wakatenryu Yuzo	M15	Oiteyama Hirokuni	5–10

Top kimarite 288 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 28.8%

oshidashi Push out 29 10.1%

hatakikomi Slap down 23 8.0%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 23 8.0%

uwatenage Overarm throw 17 5.9%

utchari Backward pivot throw 15 5.2%

shitatenage Underarm throw 12 4.2%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 12 4.2%

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