Early Shōwa era

九州場所 Kyushu 1968

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Start: Nov 10, 1968
End: Nov 24, 1968
Days: 15
Capacity: 6,000

Roster: 34
Bouts: 252
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 2

Makuuchi yusho

Taiho Koki

Yokozuna 1 East 15-0

Sansho special prizes

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Dairyugawa Kazuo Maegashira 11 West 10–5

Gino-sho

Technique

Futagodake Takeshi Maegashira 7 West 10–5

Banzuke 34 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 1968, 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	★ Taiho Koki	Y1	Kashiwado Tsuyoshi	11–4
12–3	Tamanoumi Masahiro	O1	Kitanofuji Katsuaki	11–4
10–5	Kotozakura Masakatsu	O2	—	—
7–8	Kiyokuni Katsuo	S1	Maenoyama Taro	8–7
3–12	Tochiazuma Tomoyori	K1	Wakafutase Tadayuki	4–11
9–6	Hasegawa Katsuhiro	M1	Takamiyama Daigoro	4–11
5–10	Myobudani Yasuhiko	M2	Daikirin Takayoshi	9–6
6–9	Kainoyama Isamu	M3	Wakanami Jun	4–11
8–7	Fujinokawa Taketo	M4	Mutsuarashi Yukio	9–6
9–6	Tochioyama Yuki	M5	Daiyu Tatsumi	6–9
9–6	Ryuko Seiho	M6	Hanahikari Setsuo	6–9
9–6	Fukunohana Koichi	M7	◆ Futagodake Takeshi Gino	10–5
7–8	Kotetsuyama Toyoya	M8	Tokibayama Toshio	7–8
5–10	Kitanohana Katsutoshi	M9	Fujinishiki Akira	1–14
8–7	Yoshinohana Masaki	M10	Haguroiwa Tomomi	9–6
2–13	Asasegawa Takeya	M11	◆ Dairyugawa Kazuo Kanto	10–5
4–11	Oiyama Katsuzo	M12	Wakatenryu Yuzo	8–7
8–7	Takanohana Toshiaki	M13	—	—

Top kimarite 252 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 62 24.6%

oshidashi Push out 29 11.5%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 19 7.5%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 18 7.1%

uwatenage Overarm throw 15 6.0%

tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 14 5.6%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 12 4.8%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 10 4.0%

252 bouts · 1/34 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 6,000