Late Shōwa era

初場所 Hatsu 1978

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: Jan 8, 1978
End: Jan 22, 1978
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 36
Bouts: 253
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Kitanoumi Toshimitsu

Yokozuna 1 West 15-0

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Yutakayama Hiromitsu Maegashira 5 East 9–6

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Tamanofuji Shigeru Komusubi 1 West 11–4
Kurama Tatsuya Maegashira 3 West 10–5

Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 1978, 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	★ Kitanoumi Toshimitsu	15–0
13–2	Wakanohana Kanji	O1	Takanohana Toshiaki	0–5–10
10–5	Mienoumi Tsuyoshi	O2	Asahikuni Masuo	10–5
8–7	Arase Nagahide	S1	Kotokaze Koki	5–10
3–12	Oshio Kenji	K1	◆ Tamanofuji Shigeru Kanto	11–4
6–9	Fujizakura Yoshimori	M1	Kaiketsu Masateru	6–9
8–7	Kaneshiro Kofuku	M2	Tochiakagi Takanori	4–11
4–11	Futatsuryu Junichi	M3	◆ Kurama Tatsuya Kanto	10–5
4–11	Takanosato Toshihide	M4	Banryuyama Takaharu	4–11
9–6	◆ Yutakayama Hiromitsu Shukun	M5	Kaiki Nobuhide	5–10
9–6	Takamiyama Daigoro	M6	Kurohimeyama Hideo	8–7
6–9	Masudayama Yasuhito	M7	Aobayama Hirotoshi	9–6
9–6	Kirinji Kazuharu	M8	Washuyama Yoshikazu	0–0–15
8–7	Aobajo Yukio	M9	Masuiyama Daishiro	8–7
8–7	Tamakiyama Masanori	M10	Wakajishi Shigenori	6–9
8–7	Dewanohana Yoshitaka	M11	Kitaseumi Hiromitsu	10–5
8–7	Chiyonofuji Mitsugu	M12	Chiyozakura Teruo	5–10
2–13	Zaonishiki Toshimasa	M13	Onishiki Ittetsu	5–10

Top kimarite 253 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 82 32.4%

oshidashi Push out 32 12.6%

uwatenage Overarm throw 29 11.5%

hatakikomi Slap down 22 8.7%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 11 4.3%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 10 4.0%

shitatenage Underarm throw 8 3.2%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 8 3.2%

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