Early Shōwa era

九州場所 Kyushu 1969

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Start: Nov 9, 1969
End: Nov 23, 1969
Days: 15
Capacity: 6,000

Roster: 34
Bouts: 249
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Kitanofuji Katsuaki

Ozeki 1 West 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Daikirin Takayoshi Sekiwake 1 East 11–4

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Ryuko Seiho Maegashira 6 West 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Tochiazuma Tomoyori Komusubi 1 East 8–7

Banzuke 34 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 1969, 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
6–4–5	Taiho Koki	Y1	—	—
10–5	Tamanoumi Masahiro	O1	★ Kitanofuji Katsuaki	13–2
9–6	Kotozakura Masakatsu	O2	Kiyokuni Katsuo	9–6
11–4	◆ Daikirin Takayoshi Shukun	S1	Hasegawa Katsuhiro	8–7
—	—	S2	Maenoyama Taro	8–7
8–7	◆ Tochiazuma Tomoyori Gino	K1	Takamiyama Daigoro	8–7
3–12	Dairyugawa Kazuo	M1	Mutsuarashi Yukio	8–7
4–11	Kotetsuyama Toyoya	M2	Fujinokawa Taketo	5–10
3–12	Kainoyama Isamu	M3	Haguroiwa Tomomi	5–10
5–10	Futagodake Takeshi	M4	Asanobori Toshimitsu	9–6
8–7	Mienoumi Tsuyoshi	M5	Futagoryu Isao	4–11
6–9	Asahikuni Masuo	M6	◆ Ryuko Seiho Kanto	11–4
7–8	Wakafutase Tadayuki	M7	Taiga Satoru	8–7
10–5	Daiyu Tatsumi	M8	Fukunohana Koichi	10–5
8–7	Asasegawa Takeya	M9	Myobudani Yasuhiko	0–12–3
8–7	Daimonji Kenji	M10	Tochioyama Yuki	8–7
8–7	Hanahikari Setsuo	M11	Wakanami Jun	8–7
9–6	Kurohimeyama Hideo	M12	Yoshioyama Osamu	6–9

Top kimarite 249 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 49 19.7%

oshidashi Push out 34 13.7%

hatakikomi Slap down 16 6.4%

tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 16 6.4%

uwatenage Overarm throw 16 6.4%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 14 5.6%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 13 5.2%

uwatedashinage Pulling overarm throw 13 5.2%

249 bouts · 1/34 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 6,000