Late Shōwa era

春場所 Haru 1981

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Start: Mar 8, 1981
End: Mar 22, 1981
Days: 15
Capacity: 7,500

Roster: 35
Bouts: 240
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Kitanoumi Toshimitsu

Yokozuna 1 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Tochiakagi Takanori Maegashira 2 East 10–5

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Takamiyama Daigoro Maegashira 7 East 9–6

Gino-sho

Technique

Ozutsu Takeshi Komusubi 1 East 11–4

Banzuke 35 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 1981, 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	★ Kitanoumi Toshimitsu	Y1	Wajima Hiroshi	1–2
3–4–8	Wakanohana Kanji	Y2	—	—
11–4	Chiyonofuji Mitsugu	O1	Masuiyama Daishiro	2–3
10–5	Takanosato Toshihide	S1	Kotokaze Koki	9–6
11–4	◆ Ozutsu Takeshi Gino	K1	Fujizakura Yoshimori	3–12
8–7	Asashio Taro	M1	Kurama Tatsuya	8–7
10–5	◆ Tochiakagi Takanori Shukun	M2	Kaneshiro Kofuku	5–10
5–10	Zaonishiki Toshimasa	M3	Masudayama Yasuhito	8–7
4–11	Wakashimazu Mutsuo	M4	Tamanofuji Shigeru	1–14
8–7	Hokutenyu Katsuhiko	M5	Amanoyama Shizuo	8–7
3–7–5	Kaiki Nobuhide	M6	Oshio Kenji	6–9
9–6	◆ Takamiyama Daigoro Kanto	M7	Aobayama Hirotoshi	6–9
6–9	Hoo Tomomichi	M8	Dewanohana Yoshitaka	8–7
6–9	Kurohimeyama Hideo	M9	Kirinji Kazuharu	9–6
8–7	Sadanoumi Koji	M10	Washuyama Yoshikazu	10–5
6–8–1	Kurosegawa Kuniyuki	M11	Arase Nagahide	9–6
5–10	Hidanohana Shigeyoshi	M12	Onishiki Ittetsu	8–7
8–7	Iwashita Eiichi	M13	Daijuyama Tadaaki	10–5

Top kimarite 240 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 30.8%

oshidashi Push out 38 15.8%

hatakikomi Slap down 20 8.3%

uwatenage Overarm throw 20 8.3%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 11 4.6%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 10 4.2%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 9 3.8%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 8 3.3%

240 bouts · 1/35 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 7,500