Late Shōwa era

九州場所 Kyushu 1971

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Start: Nov 14, 1971
End: Nov 28, 1971
Days: 15
Capacity: 6,000

Roster: 34
Bouts: 242
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 4

Makuuchi yusho

Kitanofuji Katsuaki

Yokozuna 1 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kurohimeyama Hideo Maegashira 2 West 11–4

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Wajima Hiroshi Maegashira 1 East 11–4
Fujizakura Yoshimori Maegashira 6 West 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Mienoumi Tsuyoshi Komusubi 1 West 11–4

Banzuke 34 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 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
13–2	★ Kitanofuji Katsuaki	Y1	—	—
9–6	Daikirin Takayoshi	O1	Kotozakura Masakatsu	2–4–9
8–7	Kiyokuni Katsuo	O2	Maenoyama Taro	8–7
8–7	Takanohana Toshiaki	S1	Hasegawa Katsuhiro	8–7
8–7	Takamiyama Daigoro	K1	◆ Mienoumi Tsuyoshi Gino	11–4
11–4	◆ Wajima Hiroshi Kanto	M1	Taiga Satoru	7–8
4–11	Tochiazuma Tomoyori	M2	◆ Kurohimeyama Hideo Shukun	11–4
6–9	Fukunohana Koichi	M3	Ryuko Seiho	1–6–8
5–10	Kongo Masahiro	M4	Daiju Hisateru	8–7
5–10	Tokibayama Toshio	M5	Daiyu Tatsumi	6–9
6–9	Haguroiwa Tomomi	M6	◆ Fujizakura Yoshimori Kanto	11–4
1–14	Yoshinohana Masaki	M7	Shiratayama Hidetoshi	6–9
6–9	Wakafutase Tadayuki	M8	Mutsuarashi Yukio	9–6
8–7	Ryuo Yuki	M9	Futagodake Takeshi	8–7
8–7	Asahikuni Masuo	M10	Kaiketsu Masateru	8–7
8–7	Wakanami Jun	M11	Tochiisami Yoshiharu	8–7
4–11	Kotetsuyama Toyoya	M12	Yoshioyama Osamu	8–7
6–9	Yutakayama Hiromitsu	M13	—	—

Top kimarite 242 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 70 28.9%

oshidashi Push out 23 9.5%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 23 9.5%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 20 8.3%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 17 7.0%

uwatenage Overarm throw 13 5.4%

tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 9 3.7%

hatakikomi Slap down 8 3.3%

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