Late Shōwa era

名古屋場所 Nagoya 1987

IG Arena (new 2025) · Nagoya

Start: Jul 5, 1987
End: Jul 19, 1987
Days: 15
Capacity: 14,000

Roster: 38
Bouts: 281
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Chiyonofuji Mitsugu

Yokozuna 1 East 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Tochinowaka Kiyotaka Komusubi 1 East 9–6

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Dewanohana Yoshitaka Maegashira 10 East 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Asahifuji Seiya Sekiwake 1 East 11–4

Banzuke 38 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Nagoya 1987, 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
14–1	★ Chiyonofuji Mitsugu	Y1	Futahaguro Koji	8–7
11–4	Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi	Y2	—	—
12–3	Onokuni Yasushi	O1	Konishiki Yasokichi	9–6
9–6	Asashio Taro	O2	Wakashimazu Mutsuo	0–3
—	—	O3	Hokutenyu Katsuhiko	8–7
11–4	◆ Asahifuji Seiya Gino	S1	Masurao Hiroo	4–11
9–6	◆ Tochinowaka Kiyotaka Shukun	K1	Ryogoku Kajinosuke	6–9
4–11	Daijuyama Tadaaki	M1	Hananoumi Ken	4–11
4–11	Kirinishiki Toshiro	M2	Tagaryu Shoji	5–10
7–8	Sakahoko Nobushige	M3	Onishiki Ittetsu	4–11
7–8	Tamaryu Daizo	M4	Itai Keisuke	6–9
7–8	Terao Tsunefumi	M5	Kotogaume Tsuyoshi	6–9
5–10	Sasshunada Yasutaka	M6	Tochitsukasa Tetsuo	6–9
6–9	Kirishima Kazuhiro	M7	Koboyama Daizo	6–9
11–4	Maenoshin Yasuo	M8	Ozutsu Takeshi	8–7
9–6	Kirinji Kazuharu	M9	Takanofuji Tadao	9–6
11–4	◆ Dewanohana Yoshitaka Kanto	M10	Jingaku Takashi	8–7
9–6	Sadanoumi Koji	M11	Daitetsu Tadamitsu	9–6
8–7	Toryu Kenji	M12	Kinoarashi Kazutoshi	8–7
5–10	Wakasegawa Yoshimitsu	M13	Takamisugi Takakatsu	9–6

Top kimarite 281 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 123 43.8%

oshidashi Push out 44 15.7%

hatakikomi Slap down 20 7.1%

uwatenage Overarm throw 18 6.4%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 9 3.2%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 8 2.8%

uwatedashinage Pulling overarm throw 8 2.8%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 6 2.1%

281 bouts · 1/38 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 14,000