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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

春場所 Haru 1978

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Dates

Start
Mar 12, 1978
End
Mar 26, 1978
Days
15
Capacity
7,500

Tournament

Roster
36
Bouts
264
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Kitanoumi Toshimitsu

Yokozuna 1 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

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.

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