Late Shōwa era

春場所 Haru 1988

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Start: Mar 13, 1988
End: Mar 27, 1988
Days: 15
Capacity: 7,500

Roster: 38
Bouts: 271
Foreign: 5%
Sansho: 1

Makuuchi yusho

Onokuni Yasushi

Yokozuna 2 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Kirinji Kazuharu Maegashira 7 West 10–5

Banzuke 38 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 1988, 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
0–0–15	Chiyonofuji Mitsugu	Y1	Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi	13–2
13–2	★ Onokuni Yasushi	Y2	—	—
12–3	Asahifuji Seiya	O1	Konishiki Yasokichi	8–7
8–7	Hokutenyu Katsuhiko	O2	Asashio Taro	8–7
8–7	Sakahoko Nobushige	S1	Tochinowaka Kiyotaka	7–8
8–7	Kotogaume Tsuyoshi	K1	Tochitsukasa Tetsuo	5–10
6–9	Hananoumi Ken	M1	Sasshunada Yasutaka	4–11
4–11	Koboyama Daizo	M2	Ryogoku Kajinosuke	6–9
4–11	Enazakura Tooru	M3	Terao Tsunefumi	6–9
6–9	Itai Keisuke	M4	Fujinoshin Tsukasa	5–6–4
9–6	Daijuyama Tadaaki	M5	Takamisugi Takakatsu	8–7
9–6	Masurao Hiroo	M6	Ozutsu Takeshi	7–8
8–7	Jingaku Takashi	M7	◆ Kirinji Kazuharu Kanto	10–5
9–6	Nankairyu Taro	M8	Tagaryu Shoji	6–9
8–7	Kirinishiki Toshiro	M9	Takanofuji Tadao	8–5–2
7–8	Maenoshin Yasuo	M10	Sadanoumi Koji	0–15
8–7	Kirishima Kazuhiro	M11	Daitetsu Tadamitsu	9–6
7–8	Akinoshima Katsumi	M12	Toryu Kenji	5–10
9–6	Mitoizumi Masayuki	M13	Onohana Taketora	5–10
9–6	Hananokuni Akihiro	M14	—	—

Top kimarite 271 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 94 34.7%

oshidashi Push out 44 16.2%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 19 7.0%

uwatenage Overarm throw 17 6.3%

hatakikomi Slap down 16 5.9%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 13 4.8%

tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 10 3.7%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 9 3.3%

271 bouts · 2/38 foreign-born (5%) · venue capacity 7,500