Heisei late / Reiwa early

初場所 Hatsu 2004

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: Jan 11, 2004
End: Jan 25, 2004
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 42
Bouts: 301
Foreign: 12%
Sansho: 2

Makuuchi yusho

Asashoryu Akinori

Yokozuna 1 East 15-0

Sansho special prizes

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Kotomitsuki Keiji Maegashira 4 West 13–2

Gino-sho

Technique

Kakizoe Toru Maegashira 5 East 11–4

Banzuke 42 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 2004, 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
15–0	★ Asashoryu Akinori	Y1	—	—
9–6	Tochiazuma Daisuke	O1	Chiyotaikai Ryuji	10–5
10–5	Kaio Hiroyuki	O2	Musoyama Masashi	5–4–6
4–11	Tosanoumi Toshio	S1	Tamanoshima Arata	5–10
6–9	Tochinonada Taiichi	K1	Wakanosato Shinobu	9–6
1–11–3	Toki Susumu	M1	Hokutoriki Hideki	5–10
6–9	Iwakiyama Ryuta	M2	Kyokushuzan Noboru	8–7
4–11	Takamisakari Seiken	M3	Kyokutenho Masaru	8–7
7–8	Tokitsuumi Masahiro	M4	◆ Kotomitsuki Keiji Kanto	13–2
11–4	◆ Kakizoe Toru Gino	M5	Kasuganishiki Takahiro	4–10–1
10–5	Dejima Takeharu	M6	Takekaze Akira	4–11
11–4	Shimotori Norio	M7	Miyabiyama Tetsushi	11–4
9–6	Aminishiki Ryuji	M8	Jumonji Tomokazu	8–7
7–8	Kotoryu Hiroo	M9	Kinkaiyama Ryu	8–7
8–7	Takanonami Sadahiro	M10	Kokkai Futoshi	8–7
5–10	Yotsukasa Dai	M11	Tochisakae Atsushi	9–6
7–8	Asasekiryu Taro	M12	Wakatoba Hiromi	4–11
0–0–15	Kotonowaka Terumasa	M13	Takanowaka Yuki	4–11
7–8	Ushiomaru Motoyasu	M14	Buyuzan Takeyoshi	10–5
3–12	Kitazakura Hidetoshi	M15	Kaiho Ryoji	7–8
10–5	Asanowaka Takehiko	M16	Tamakasuga Ryoji	7–8
7–8	Hayateumi Hidehito	M17	—	—

Top kimarite 301 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 78 25.9%

oshidashi Push out 75 24.9%

hatakikomi Slap down 21 7.0%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 20 6.6%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 20 6.6%

uwatenage Overarm throw 12 4.0%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 11 3.7%

okuridashi Rear push out 8 2.7%

301 bouts · 5/42 foreign-born (12%) · venue capacity 11,098