Late Shōwa era
春場所 Haru 1978
EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka
- Start
- Mar 12, 1978
- End
- Mar 26, 1978
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 7,500
Dates
- Roster
- 36
- Bouts
- 264
- Foreign
- 3%
- Sansho
- 3
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Haru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13–2 | Y1 | 1–1–13 | ||
| 13–2 | O1 | 8–7 | ||
| 10–5 | O2 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | S1 | 7–8 | ||
| 8–7 | K1 | 3–12 | ||
| 5–10 | M1 | 6–9 | ||
| 5–10 | M2 | 4–11 | ||
| 6–9 | M3 | 5–10 | ||
| 8–7 | M4 | 10–5 | ||
| 6–9 | M5 | 8–7 | ||
| 9–6 | M6 | 10–5 | ||
| 7–8 | M7 | 5–10 | ||
| 8–7 | M8 | 7–8 | ||
| 9–6 | M9 | 7–8 | ||
| 9–6 | M10 | 8–7 | ||
| 9–6 | M11 | 11–4 | ||
| 6–9 | M12 | 4–11 | ||
| 6–9 | M13 | 8–7 |
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 81 30.7%
oshidashi Push out 35 13.3%
uwatenage Overarm throw 26 9.8%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 17 6.4%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 14 5.3%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 13 4.9%
shitatenage Underarm throw 10 3.8%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 10 3.8%
264 bouts · 1/36 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 7,500