Early Shōwa era

初場所 Hatsu 1968

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: Jan 14, 1968
End: Jan 28, 1968
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 34
Bouts: 238
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 2

Makuuchi yusho

Sadanoyama Shinmatsu

Yokozuna 1 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kiyokuni Katsuo Sekiwake 1 West 9–6

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Takamiyama Daigoro Maegashira 9 East 9–6

Banzuke 34 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 1968, 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	★ Sadanoyama Shinmatsu	Y1	Taiho Koki	1–3–11
9–6	Kashiwado Tsuyoshi	Y2	—	—
12–3	Tamanoumi Masahiro	O1	Yutakayama Katsuo	7–8
10–5	Kitanofuji Katsuaki	O2	Kotozakura Masakatsu	10–5
6–9	Kainoyama Isamu	S1	◆ Kiyokuni Katsuo Shukun	9–6
5–10	Hasegawa Katsuhiro	K1	Fukunohana Koichi	6–9
6–9	Mutsuarashi Yukio	M1	Yoshinohana Masaki	0–9–6
9–6	Maenoyama Taro	M2	Tochiazuma Tomoyori	5–10
5–10	Hanahikari Setsuo	M3	Aonosato Sakari	6–9
10–5	Daikirin Takayoshi	M4	Futagodake Takeshi	8–7
5–10	Hirokawa Taizo	M5	Kotetsuyama Toyoya	8–7
7–8	Myobudani Yasuhiko	M6	Wakafutase Tadayuki	9–6
8–7	Fujinishiki Akira	M7	Misogidori Yuji	6–9
4–11	Wakanokuni Takeo	M8	Daiyu Tatsumi	8–7
9–6	◆ Takamiyama Daigoro Kanto	M9	Wakanami Jun	8–7
9–6	Tokibayama Toshio	M10	Wakatenryu Yuzo	8–7
11–4	Fujinokawa Taketo	M11	Chibanoyama Shigeyuki	2–7–6
2–13	Wakamiyama Kohei	M12	—	—

Top kimarite 238 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 78 32.8%

oshidashi Push out 24 10.1%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 19 8.0%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 17 7.1%

uwatenage Overarm throw 16 6.7%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 12 5.0%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 11 4.6%

hatakikomi Slap down 8 3.4%

238 bouts · 1/34 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 11,098