Heisei early

春場所 Haru 1990

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Start: Mar 11, 1990
End: Mar 25, 1990
Days: 15
Capacity: 7,500

Roster: 38
Bouts: 269
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 5

Makuuchi yusho

Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi

Yokozuna 1 West 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kirishima Kazuhiro Sekiwake 1 East 13–2
Akinoshima Katsumi Maegashira 2 West 8–7

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Ryogoku Kajinosuke Maegashira 6 West 11–4
Kushimaumi Keita Maegashira 14 East 10–5

Gino-sho

Technique

Kirishima Kazuhiro Sekiwake 1 East 13–2

Banzuke 38 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 1990, 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
10–5	Chiyonofuji Mitsugu	Y1	★ Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi	13–2
0–0–15	Onokuni Yasushi	Y2	—	—
13–2	Konishiki Yasokichi	O1	Hokutenyu Katsuhiko	9–6
—	—	O2	Asahifuji Seiya	8–7
13–2	◆ Kirishima Kazuhiro Shukun · Gino	S1	Kotogaume Tsuyoshi	7–8
2–9–4	Mitoizumi Masayuki	K1	Terao Tsunefumi	8–7
8–7	Tochinowaka Kiyotaka	M1	Takanofuji Tadao	2–13
4–11	Kotonishiki Katsuhiro	M2	◆ Akinoshima Katsumi Shukun	8–7
4–11	Jingaku Takashi	M3	Hananokuni Akihiro	5–10
4–11	Daijuyama Tadaaki	M4	Ozutsu Takeshi	5–10
0–0–15	Ryukozan Kazuto	M5	Kyokudozan Kazuyasu	6–9
9–6	Kotofuji Takaya	M6	◆ Ryogoku Kajinosuke Kanto	11–4
8–7	Oginohana Akikazu	M7	Takamisugi Takakatsu	6–9
6–9	Misugisato Koji	M8	Kirinishiki Toshiro	6–9
8–7	Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro	M9	Tagaryu Shoji	6–9
7–8	Tochitsukasa Tetsuo	M10	Sakahoko Nobushige	9–6
8–7	Enazakura Tooru	M11	Kasugafuji Akihiro	9–6
9–6	Wakasegawa Yoshimitsu	M12	Itai Keisuke	9–6
6–9	Kitakachidoki Hayato	M13	Toyonoumi Shinji	7–8
10–5	◆ Kushimaumi Keita Kanto	M14	Asahisato Kenji	7–8

Top kimarite 269 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 87 32.3%

oshidashi Push out 48 17.8%

uwatenage Overarm throw 24 8.9%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 15 5.6%

hatakikomi Slap down 11 4.1%

okuridashi Rear push out 11 4.1%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 9 3.3%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 7 2.6%

269 bouts · 1/38 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 7,500