Early Shōwa era

名古屋場所 Nagoya 1963

IG Arena (new 2025) · Nagoya

Start: Jun 23, 1963
End: Jul 7, 1963
Days: 15
Capacity: 14,000

Roster: 41
Bouts: 297
Foreign: 0%
Sansho: 2

Makuuchi yusho

Kitabayama Hidetoshi

Ozeki 3 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Fujinishiki Akira Maegashira 3 West 9–6

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Wakanami Jun Maegashira 9 East 10–5

Banzuke 41 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Nagoya 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
12–3	Taiho Koki	Y1	Kashiwado Tsuyoshi	0–0–15
10–5	Yutakayama Katsuo	O1	Sadanoyama Shinmatsu	13–2
8–7	Tochinoumi Teruyoshi	O2	Tochihikari Masayuki	12–3
13–2	★ Kitabayama Hidetoshi	O3	—	—
9–6	Daigo Hisateru	S1	Wakachichibu Komei	8–7
8–7	Tsurugamine Akio	K1	Iwakaze Kakutaro	4–11
2–13	Wakahaguro Tomoaki	M1	Oginohana Masaaki	6–9
4–11	Kairyuyama Teruhisa	M2	Kainoyama Isamu	6–9
5–10	Aonosato Sakari	M3	◆ Fujinishiki Akira Shukun	9–6
6–9	Tamaarashi Kohei	M4	Kanenohana Takeo	7–8
4–11	Amatsukaze Masao	M5	Maedagawa Katsu	3–12
6–9	Sakahoko Yojiro	M6	Hagurohana	8–7
3–7–5	Kiminishiki Toshimasa	M7	Tsunenishiki Toshihide	6–9
5–10	Wakanokuni Takeo	M8	Dewanishiki Tadao	10–5
10–5	◆ Wakanami Jun Kanto	M9	Ohikari Sadayuki	7–8
6–9	Fusanishiki Katsuhiko	M10	Wakanoumi Masateru	9–6
8–7	Udagawa Katsutaro	M11	Myobudani Yasuhiko	9–6
10–5	Hirokawa Taizo	M12	Haguroyama Sojo	11–4
8–7	Wakamaeda Eiichiro	M13	Kiyonomori Masao	5–10
7–8	Toyokuni Susumu	M14	Daiyu Tatsumi	4–11
9–6	Kotozakura Masakatsu	M15	Kurojishi Yuzo	8–7

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 73 24.6%

oshidashi Push out 34 11.4%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 27 9.1%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 24 8.1%

uwatenage Overarm throw 19 6.4%

hatakikomi Slap down 18 6.1%

tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 13 4.4%

shitatenage Underarm throw 11 3.7%

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