Late Shōwa era

初場所 Hatsu 1971

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: Jan 10, 1971
End: Jan 24, 1971
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 34
Bouts: 235
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 2

Makuuchi yusho

Taiho Koki

Yokozuna 1 West 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Mutsuarashi Yukio Maegashira 4 East 12–3

Gino-sho

Technique

Daiju Hisateru Maegashira 5 West 11–4

Banzuke 34 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 1971, 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
14–1	Tamanoumi Masahiro	Y1	★ Taiho Koki	14–1
11–4	Kitanofuji Katsuaki	Y2	—	—
8–7	Kiyokuni Katsuo	O1	Daikirin Takayoshi	11–4
9–6	Kotozakura Masakatsu	O2	Maenoyama Taro	9–6
0–9–6	Fukunohana Koichi	S1	Hasegawa Katsuhiro	3–12
2–4–9	Takanohana Toshiaki	K1	Takamiyama Daigoro	4–11
7–8	Ryuko Seiho	M1	Kurohimeyama Hideo	4–11
2–13	Tochioyama Yuki	M2	Fujinokawa Taketo	8–7
2–13	Tochiazuma Tomoyori	M3	Mienoumi Tsuyoshi	6–9
12–3	◆ Mutsuarashi Yukio Kanto	M4	Tokibayama Toshio	6–9
10–5	Wakanami Jun	M5	◆ Daiju Hisateru Gino	11–4
6–9	Kongo Masahiro	M6	Futagodake Takeshi	9–6
0–2–13	Tochiisami Yoshiharu	M7	Daiyu Tatsumi	7–8
7–8	Kotetsuyama Toyoya	M8	Yoshinohana Masaki	7–8
2–8–5	Taiga Satoru	M9	Haguroiwa Tomomi	10–5
3–12	Ryuo Yuki	M10	Wakafutase Tadayuki	8–7
8–7	Tochifuji Katsutake	M11	Wajima Hiroshi	9–6
10–5	Daisetsu Mineto	M12	—	—

Top kimarite 235 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 65 27.7%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 24 10.2%

oshidashi Push out 23 9.8%

uwatenage Overarm throw 13 5.5%

hatakikomi Slap down 11 4.7%

shitatenage Underarm throw 11 4.7%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 11 4.7%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 11 4.7%

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