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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

名古屋場所 Nagoya 1970

IG Arena (new 2025) · Nagoya

Dates

Start
Jul 5, 1970
End
Jul 19, 1970
Days
15
Capacity
14,000

Tournament

Roster
34
Bouts
251
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Kitanofuji Katsuaki

Yokozuna 1 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 34 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Nagoya 1970, 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 Y1 2–2–11
9–6 Y2
11–4 O1 11–4
13–2
Maenoyama Taro Kanto
S1 12–3
5–10 K1
Mienoumi Tsuyoshi Shukun
8–7
7–8 M1 6–9
2–13 M2 4–11
2–13 M3 7–8
5–10 M4 4–11
10–5 M5 6–9
9–6 M6 4–11
11–4 M7 6–9
10–5 M8 7–8
6–9 M9 9–6
7–8 M10 8–7
8–7 M11 8–7
7–8 M12 7–8
8–7 M13

Top kimarite 251 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 52 20.7%
oshidashi Push out 39 15.5%
uwatenage Overarm throw 22 8.8%
tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 17 6.8%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 15 6.0%
hatakikomi Slap down 13 5.2%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 13 5.2%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 12 4.8%

251 bouts · 1/34 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 14,000