Heisei early

春場所 Haru 1997

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Start: Mar 9, 1997
End: Mar 23, 1997
Days: 15
Capacity: 7,500

Roster: 40
Bouts: 290
Foreign: 13%
Sansho: 4

Makuuchi yusho

Takanohana Koji

Yokozuna 1 East 12-3

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kaio Hiroyuki Maegashira 1 East 12–3

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Tamakasuga Ryoji Maegashira 6 East 10–5
Dejima Takeharu Maegashira 13 East 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Dejima Takeharu Maegashira 13 East 11–4

Banzuke 40 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 1997, 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
12–3	★ Takanohana Koji	Y1	Akebono Taro	12–3
3–1–11	Wakanohana Masaru	O1	Musashimaru Koyo	12–3
11–4	Takanonami Sadahiro	O2	—	—
7–8	Musoyama Masashi	S1	Takatoriki Tadashige	7–8
8–7	Tosanoumi Toshio	K1	Kyokushuzan Noboru	4–11
12–3	◆ Kaio Hiroyuki Shukun	M1	Kotonowaka Terumasa	2–10–3
7–8	Akinoshima Katsumi	M2	Asanosho Hajime	7–8
2–12–1	Terao Tsunefumi	M3	Kotonishiki Katsuhiro	8–7
5–10	Kotoryu Hiroo	M4	Tochiazuma Daisuke	6–9
4–11	Kenko Satoshi	M5	Daishi Nobuyuki	5–10
10–5	◆ Tamakasuga Ryoji Kanto	M6	Ganyu Kenji	7–8
6–9	Kitakachidoki Hayato	M7	Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro	7–8
6–9	Asahiyutaka Katsuteru	M8	Higonoumi Naoya	7–8
8–7	Asanowaka Takehiko	M9	Tochinowaka Kiyotaka	9–6
8–7	Mitoizumi Masayuki	M10	Konishiki Yasokichi	6–7–2
8–7	Aogiyama Hideki	M11	Shikishima Katsumori	8–7
6–9	Rikio Takeshi	M12	Yamato Go	7–8
11–4	◆ Dejima Takeharu Kanto · Gino	M13	Hamanoshima Keishi	8–7
8–7	Minatofuji Takayuki	M14	Misugisato Koji	4–11
11–4	Oginishiki Yasutoshi	M15	Daihisho Seiji	6–9
8–7	Gojoro Katsuhiro	M16	—	—

Top kimarite 290 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 75 25.9%

oshidashi Push out 56 19.3%

hatakikomi Slap down 22 7.6%

uwatenage Overarm throw 21 7.2%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 17 5.9%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 16 5.5%

shitatenage Underarm throw 11 3.8%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 11 3.8%

290 bouts · 5/40 foreign-born (13%) · venue capacity 7,500