Late Shōwa era

九州場所 Kyushu 1988

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Start: Nov 13, 1988
End: Nov 27, 1988
Days: 15
Capacity: 6,000

Roster: 38
Bouts: 254
Foreign: 5%
Sansho: 1

Makuuchi yusho

Chiyonofuji Mitsugu

Yokozuna 1 East 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Gino-sho

Technique

Kirishima Kazuhiro Maegashira 6 West 10–5

Banzuke 38 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 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
14–1	★ Chiyonofuji Mitsugu	Y1	Onokuni Yasushi	11–4
0–0–15	Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi	Y2	—	—
12–3	Asahifuji Seiya	O1	Asashio Taro	4–11
10–5	Hokutenyu Katsuhiko	O2	Konishiki Yasokichi	10–5
9–6	Sakahoko Nobushige	S1	Kotogaume Tsuyoshi	5–10
0–2–13	Mitoizumi Masayuki	K1	Akinoshima Katsumi	7–8
7–8	Ryogoku Kajinosuke	M1	Tochinowaka Kiyotaka	0–0–15
9–6	Daijuyama Tadaaki	M2	Hananokuni Akihiro	6–9
5–10	Jingaku Takashi	M3	Wakasegawa Yoshimitsu	5–10
4–11	Kotofuji Takaya	M4	Itai Keisuke	3–12
7–8	Hananoumi Ken	M5	Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro	5–10
8–7	Terao Tsunefumi	M6	◆ Kirishima Kazuhiro Gino	10–5
9–6	Misugisato Koji	M7	Tagaryu Shoji	8–7
8–7	Takamisugi Takakatsu	M8	Koboyama Daizo	5–10
0–0	Nankairyu Taro	M9	Sasshunada Yasutaka	8–7
8–7	Ozutsu Takeshi	M10	Fujinoshin Tsukasa	9–6
7–8	Kirinishiki Toshiro	M11	Daitetsu Tadamitsu	5–10
8–7	Enazakura Tooru	M12	Takanofuji Tadao	9–6
8–7	Hoo Tomomichi	M13	Toyonoumi Shinji	7–8
5–10	Saganobori Hiroshi	M14	—	—

Top kimarite 254 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 88 34.6%

oshidashi Push out 36 14.2%

uwatenage Overarm throw 17 6.7%

hatakikomi Slap down 16 6.3%

okuridashi Rear push out 12 4.7%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 12 4.7%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 10 3.9%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 8 3.1%

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