Early Shōwa era

夏場所 Natsu 1964

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: May 10, 1964
End: May 24, 1964
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 40
Bouts: 292
Foreign: 0%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Tochinoumi Teruyoshi

Yokozuna 2 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Sawahikari Yukio Maegashira 4 East 8–7

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Wakanami Jun Maegashira 8 West 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Kitanofuji Katsuaki Maegashira 5 East 9–6

Banzuke 40 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Natsu 1964, 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
10–5	Taiho Koki	Y1	Kashiwado Tsuyoshi	11–1–3
13–2	★ Tochinoumi Teruyoshi	Y2	—	—
12–3	Kitabayama Hidetoshi	O1	Yutakayama Katsuo	9–6
11–4	Sadanoyama Shinmatsu	O2	Tochihikari Masayuki	11–4
4–11	Daigo Hisateru	S1	Kairyuyama Teruhisa	5–10
7–8	Hirokawa Taizo	K1	Wakamiyama Kohei	4–11
3–12	Oginohana Masaaki	M1	Myobudani Yasuhiko	7–8
7–8	Kiyokuni Katsuo	M2	Maedagawa Katsu	3–12
6–9	Tsurugamine Akio	M3	Aonosato Sakari	5–10
8–7	◆ Sawahikari Yukio Shukun	M4	Toyokuni Susumu	4–11
9–6	◆ Kitanofuji Katsuaki Gino	M5	Fujinishiki Akira	5–10
10–5	Hagurohana	M6	Haguroyama Sojo	7–8
8–7	Kainoyama Isamu	M7	Wakanaruto Kiyomi	7–8
6–9	Dewanishiki Tadao	M8	◆ Wakanami Jun Kanto	11–4
6–9	Fusanishiki Katsuhiko	M9	Tamanoumi Masahiro	8–7
10–5	Iwakaze Kakutaro	M10	Amatsukaze Masao	2–2–11
7–8	Wakatenryu Yuzo	M11	Tsunenishiki Toshihide	7–8
10–5	Wakachichibu Komei	M12	Kanenohana Takeo	8–7
5–10	Wakanokuni Takeo	M13	Kitanokuni Hitoshi	8–7
7–8	Tochioyama Yuki	M14	Wakahaguro Tomoaki	8–7
5–10	Kotozakura Masakatsu	M15	—	—

Top kimarite 292 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 81 27.7%

oshidashi Push out 30 10.3%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 29 9.9%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 19 6.5%

hatakikomi Slap down 18 6.2%

uwatenage Overarm throw 13 4.5%

sotogake Outside leg trip 11 3.8%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 9 3.1%

292 bouts · 0/40 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 11,098