Late Shōwa era

九州場所 Kyushu 1970

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Start: Nov 15, 1970
End: Nov 29, 1970
Days: 15
Capacity: 6,000

Roster: 34
Bouts: 255
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 2

Makuuchi yusho

Tamanoumi Masahiro

Yokozuna 1 East 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Hasegawa Katsuhiro Maegashira 2 West 8–7

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Fukunohana Koichi Maegashira 4 West 11–4

Banzuke 34 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 1970, 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	★ Tamanoumi Masahiro	Y1	Taiho Koki	14–1
11–4	Kitanofuji Katsuaki	Y2	—	—
9–6	Daikirin Takayoshi	O1	Kiyokuni Katsuo	12–3
9–6	Kotozakura Masakatsu	O2	Maenoyama Taro	9–6
7–8	Takanohana Toshiaki	S1	Fujinokawa Taketo	4–11
6–9	Ryuko Seiho	K1	Kurohimeyama Hideo	6–9
1–14	Wakafutase Tadayuki	M1	Mienoumi Tsuyoshi	5–10
5–10	Mutsuarashi Yukio	M2	◆ Hasegawa Katsuhiro Shukun	8–7
5–10	Wakanami Jun	M3	Daiju Hisateru	5–6–4
5–10	Daiyu Tatsumi	M4	◆ Fukunohana Koichi Kanto	11–4
8–7	Takamiyama Daigoro	M5	Yoshinohana Masaki	6–9
7–8	Kotetsuyama Toyoya	M6	Haguroiwa Tomomi	7–8
6–9	Daisetsu Mineto	M7	Katsuhikari Toshio	2–13
9–6	Tochioyama Yuki	M8	Tokibayama Toshio	8–7
9–6	Tochiazuma Tomoyori	M9	Futagodake Takeshi	8–7
7–8	Teruzakura Hiroyuki	M10	Tochiisami Yoshiharu	8–7
9–6	Kongo Masahiro	M11	Taiga Satoru	8–7
8–7	Ryuo Yuki	M12	—	—

Top kimarite 255 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 60 23.5%

oshidashi Push out 37 14.5%

uwatenage Overarm throw 25 9.8%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 19 7.5%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 14 5.5%

hatakikomi Slap down 13 5.1%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 12 4.7%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 12 4.7%

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