Late Shōwa era

九州場所 Kyushu 1987

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Start: Nov 8, 1987
End: Nov 22, 1987
Days: 15
Capacity: 6,000

Roster: 38
Bouts: 281
Foreign: 5%
Sansho: 2

Makuuchi yusho

Chiyonofuji Mitsugu

Yokozuna 2 East 15-0

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Sakahoko Nobushige Sekiwake 1 West 8–7

Gino-sho

Technique

Tochitsukasa Tetsuo Maegashira 6 East 10–5

Banzuke 38 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 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
13–2	Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi	Y1	Onokuni Yasushi	8–7
15–0	★ Chiyonofuji Mitsugu	Y2	Futahaguro Koji	13–2
8–7	Konishiki Yasokichi	O1	Asahifuji Seiya	11–4
8–7	Asashio Taro	O2	Hokutenyu Katsuhiko	9–6
5–10	Tochinowaka Kiyotaka	S1	◆ Sakahoko Nobushige Shukun	8–7
2–13	Jingaku Takashi	K1	Tamaryu Daizo	3–12
3–12	Takamisugi Takakatsu	M1	Daijuyama Tadaaki	3–12
4–11	Itai Keisuke	M2	Hananoumi Ken	6–9
5–10	Kotogaume Tsuyoshi	M3	Kirinishiki Toshiro	7–8
6–9	Koboyama Daizo	M4	Maenoshin Yasuo	6–9
6–9	Dewanohana Yoshitaka	M5	Sasshunada Yasutaka	7–8
10–5	◆ Tochitsukasa Tetsuo Gino	M6	Fujinoshin Tsukasa	8–7
9–6	Kirinji Kazuharu	M7	Kirishima Kazuhiro	7–8
10–5	Ryogoku Kajinosuke	M8	Ozutsu Takeshi	8–7
8–7	Takanofuji Tadao	M9	Terao Tsunefumi	8–7
8–7	Tagaryu Shoji	M10	Daitetsu Tadamitsu	8–7
8–7	Sadanoumi Koji	M11	Toryu Kenji	8–7
8–7	Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro	M12	Nankairyu Taro	8–7
9–6	Enazakura Tooru	M13	Masurao Hiroo	0–0–15

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 103 36.7%

oshidashi Push out 52 18.5%

hatakikomi Slap down 18 6.4%

uwatenage Overarm throw 18 6.4%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 13 4.6%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 12 4.3%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 10 3.6%

tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 10 3.6%

281 bouts · 2/38 foreign-born (5%) · venue capacity 6,000