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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

秋場所 Aki 1978

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Dates

Start
Sep 10, 1978
End
Sep 24, 1978
Days
15
Capacity
11,098

Tournament

Roster
36
Bouts
264
Foreign
3%
Sansho
2

Makuuchi yusho

Kitanoumi Toshimitsu

Yokozuna 1 East 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Aki 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 95 36.0%
oshidashi Push out 41 15.5%
hatakikomi Slap down 18 6.8%
uwatenage Overarm throw 15 5.7%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 12 4.5%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 12 4.5%
tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 9 3.4%
shitatenage Underarm throw 8 3.0%

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