Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo · 1961-05-07 to 1961-05-21
The top-division championship went to Sadanoyama Shinmatsu.
| Makuuchi | Sadanoyama Shinmatsu |
| Juryo | Kiyonomori Masao |
| Makushita | Okanoyama Yoshiro |
| Sandanme | Daikirin Takayoshi |
| Jonidan | Terunishiki |
| Jonokuchi | Mienoyama Masahisa# |
| Shukun-sho | Kitabayama Hidetoshi |
| Kanto-sho | Sadanoyama Shinmatsu |
| Gino-sho | Tochinoumi Teruyoshi |
Shukun-sho is for an outstanding performance, kanto-sho for fighting spirit and gino-sho for technique.
| Rank | Wrestler | Ring name | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yokozuna 1 East | Asashio | 0–4–11 | |
| Yokozuna 1 West | Wakanohana | 10–5 | |
| Ozeki 1 West | Taiho | 11–4 | |
| Ozeki 1 East | Kashiwado | 10–5 | |
| Ozeki 2 East | Kotogahama | 5–10 | |
| Ozeki 2 West | Wakahaguro | 8–7 | |
| Sekiwake 1 West | Iwakaze | 8–7 | |
| Sekiwake 1 East | Kitabayama | 11–4 | |
| Sekiwake 2 East | Fusanishiki | 5–10 | |
| Komusubi 1 East | Fujinishiki | 7–8 | |
| Komusubi 1 West | Aonosato | 3–12 | |
| Komusubi 2 West | Wakamisugi | 7–8 | |
| Maegashira 1 East | Maedagawa | 9–6 | |
| Maegashira 1 West | Tochihikari | 8–7 | |
| Maegashira 2 West | Annenyama | 10–5 | |
| Maegashira 2 East | Ohikari | 6–9 | |
| Maegashira 3 West | Kairyuyama | 6–9 | |
| Maegashira 3 East | Tsurugamine | 7–8 | |
| Maegashira 4 East | Wakamaeda | 5–10 | |
| Maegashira 4 West | Kitanonada | 7–8 | |
| Maegashira 5 West | Tsunenishiki | 8–7 | |
| Maegashira 5 East | Tochinoumi | 10–5 | |
| Maegashira 6 East | Fukudayama | 8–7 | |
| Maegashira 6 West | Hagurohana | 11–4 | |
| Maegashira 7 West | Oginohana | 6–9 | |
| Maegashira 7 East | Shionishiki | 4–11 | |
| Maegashira 8 East | Kaizan | 6–9 | |
| Maegashira 8 West | Dewanishiki | 8–7 | |
| Maegashira 9 West | Matsunobori | 8–7 | |
| Maegashira 9 East | Myobudani | 7–8 | |
| Maegashira 10 East | Kanenohana | 10–5 | |
| Maegashira 10 West | Wakasugiyama | 5–10 | |
| Maegashira 11 East | Tamahibiki | 6–9 | |
| Maegashira 11 West | Wakanokuni | 8–7 | |
| Maegashira 12 West | Wakanoumi | 9–6 | |
| Maegashira 12 East | Udagawa | 9–6 | |
| Maegashira 13 East | Yoshinomine | 8–7 | |
| Maegashira 13 West | Sadanoyama | 12–3 | |
| Maegashira 14 West | Arakiyama | 3–12 | |
| Maegashira 14 East | Shinoburyu | 6–9 | |
| Maegashira 15 East | Hanenishiki | 5–10 |
| Rank | Wrestler | Ring name | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juryo 1 East | Kiyonomori | 12–3 | |
| Juryo 1 West | Wakachichibu | 8–7 | |
| Juryo 2 West | Oiteyama | 6–9 | |
| Juryo 2 East | Ichinoya | 9–5 | |
| Juryo 3 East | Sawakaze | 5–10 | |
| Juryo 3 West | Takanishiki | 5–10 | |
| Juryo 4 West | Izuminada | 7–8 | |
| Juryo 4 East | Hoshikabuto | 7–8 | |
| Juryo 5 East | Yasome | 6–9 | |
| Juryo 5 West | Kiminishiki | 11–3 | |
| Juryo 6 West | Kochi | 5–10 | |
| Juryo 6 East | Tokinami | 6–9 | |
| Juryo 7 East | Wakatenryu | 9–6 | |
| Juryo 7 West | Tokitsunami | 7–8 | |
| Juryo 8 West | Naruyama | 10–5 | |
| Juryo 8 East | Wakakoma | 10–5 | |
| Juryo 9 West | Miyabashira | 11–4 | |
| Juryo 9 East | Oikawa | 5–10 | |
| Juryo 10 East | Kuninobori | 6–9 | |
| Juryo 10 West | Yoshakayama# | 5–10 | |
| Juryo 11 West | Sakunobori | 6–9 | |
| Juryo 11 East | Tomiyama | 8–6–1 | |
| Juryo 12 East | Otsuka | 9–6 | |
| Juryo 12 West | Asanoumi | 7–8 | |
| Juryo 13 West | Omidori | 7–8 | |
| Juryo 13 East | Osegawa | 8–7 | |
| Juryo 14 East | Amatsunada | 8–7 | |
| Juryo 14 West | Isenoyama | 6–9 | |
| Juryo 15 East | Wakamiyama | 5–10 | |
| Juryo 15 West | Sagahikari | 7–8 | |
| Juryo 16 West | Tenzan | 7–8 | |
| Juryo 16 East | Onosaki | 10–5 | |
| Juryo 17 West | Fukunoumi | 9–6 | |
| Juryo 17 East | Matsushima | 4–11 | |
| Juryo 18 East | Miyanaga | 10–5 | |
| Juryo 18 West | Kurikeyama | 11–4 |