Late Shōwa era

春場所 Haru 1976

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Start: Mar 14, 1976
End: Mar 28, 1976
Days: 15
Capacity: 7,500

Roster: 36
Bouts: 264
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Wajima Hiroshi

Yokozuna 1 West 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kitaseumi Hiromitsu Maegashira 11 West 12–3

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Washuyama Yoshikazu Komusubi 1 East 10–5

Gino-sho

Technique

Asahikuni Masuo Sekiwake 1 East 13–2

Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 1976, 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	Kitanoumi Toshimitsu	Y1	★ Wajima Hiroshi	13–2
9–6	Takanohana Toshiaki	O1	Mienoumi Tsuyoshi	2–6–7
13–2	◆ Asahikuni Masuo Gino	S1	Takamiyama Daigoro	7–8
10–5	◆ Washuyama Yoshikazu Kanto	K1	Kaneshiro Kofuku	4–11
5–10	Kaiketsu Masateru	M1	Arase Nagahide	8–7
7–8	Daiju Hisateru	M2	Aobajo Yukio	6–9
4–11	Futatsuryu Junichi	M3	Tamakiyama Masanori	6–9
6–9	Hasegawa Katsuhiro	M4	Wakanohana Kanji	9–6
8–7	Masuiyama Daishiro	M5	Tamanofuji Shigeru	5–10
5–10	Taiga Satoru	M6	Kurohimeyama Hideo	6–9
8–7	Fujizakura Yoshimori	M7	Yutakayama Hiromitsu	8–7
6–9	Kirinji Kazuharu	M8	Aobayama Hirotoshi	6–9
2–13	Kotonofuji Muneyoshi	M9	Tochiazuma Tomoyori	8–7
9–6	Owashi Hitoshi	M10	Kongo Masahiro	8–7
8–7	Futagodake Takeshi	M11	◆ Kitaseumi Hiromitsu Shukun	12–3
3–12	Mutsuarashi Yukio	M12	Ryuo Yuki	5–10
10–5	Oshio Kenji	M13	Wakajishi Shigenori	11–4
9–6	Konuma Katsuyuki	M14	Kaiki Nobuhide	10–5

Top kimarite 264 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 74 28.0%

oshidashi Push out 37 14.0%

uwatenage Overarm throw 19 7.2%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 18 6.8%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 12 4.5%

hatakikomi Slap down 11 4.2%

oshitaoshi Frontal push down 11 4.2%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 11 4.2%

264 bouts · 1/36 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 7,500