Late Shōwa era

夏場所 Natsu 1974

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: May 12, 1974
End: May 26, 1974
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 36
Bouts: 247
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Kitanoumi Toshimitsu

Ozeki 1 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Arase Nagahide Maegashira 6 West 11–4

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Yutakayama Hiromitsu Maegashira 3 West 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Masuiyama Daishiro Maegashira 4 East 12–3

Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Natsu 1974, 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
10–5	Wajima Hiroshi	Y1	Kotozakura Masakatsu	0–4–11
0–0–15	Kitanofuji Katsuaki	Y2	—	—
13–2	★ Kitanoumi Toshimitsu	O1	Takanohana Toshiaki	2–4–9
10–5	Daikirin Takayoshi	O2	Daiju Hisateru	6–9
8–7	Kaiketsu Masateru	S1	Takamiyama Daigoro	8–7
9–6	Kurohimeyama Hideo	K1	Hasegawa Katsuhiro	4–11
5–9–1	Mienoumi Tsuyoshi	M1	Asahikuni Masuo	9–6
5–10	Wakajishi Shigenori	M2	Tochiazuma Tomoyori	4–11
7–8	Ryuko Seiho	M3	◆ Yutakayama Hiromitsu Kanto	11–4
12–3	◆ Masuiyama Daishiro Gino	M4	Wakanoumi Masateru	6–9
6–9	Futagodake Takeshi	M5	Washuyama Yoshikazu	2–6–7
8–7	Kongo Masahiro	M6	◆ Arase Nagahide Shukun	11–4
8–7	Haguroiwa Tomomi	M7	Fukunohana Koichi	8–7
8–7	Fujizakura Yoshimori	M8	Ryuo Yuki	8–7
8–7	Yoshioyama Osamu	M9	Tenryu Genichiro	6–9
7–8	Mutsuarashi Yukio	M10	Kitaseumi Hiromitsu	8–7
9–6	Wakanohana Kanji	M11	Onishiki Ittetsu	8–7
4–11	Asanobori Toshimitsu	M12	Yoshinotani Akitoshi	9–6
4–11	Tamakiyama Masanori	M13	—	—

Top kimarite 247 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 79 32.0%

oshidashi Push out 38 15.4%

uwatenage Overarm throw 18 7.3%

hatakikomi Slap down 17 6.9%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 15 6.1%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 12 4.9%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 10 4.0%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 8 3.2%

247 bouts · 1/36 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 11,098