Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo · 1961-09-10 to 1961-09-24
The top-division championship went to Taiho Koki.
| Makuuchi | Taiho Koki |
| Juryo | Toyokuni Susumu |
| Makushita | Wakanaruto Kiyomi |
| Sandanme | Tamawaka Kikuyoshi |
| Jonidan | Tokibayama Toshio |
| Jonokuchi | Kasai Noriichi# |
| Shukun-sho | Dewanishiki Tadao |
| Kanto-sho | Myobudani Yasuhiko |
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 | Kashiwado | 12–3 | |
| Ozeki 1 East | Taiho | 12–3 | |
| Ozeki 2 East | Kitabayama | 8–7 | |
| Ozeki 2 West | Wakahaguro | 0–0–15 | |
| Ozeki 3 East | Kotogahama | 9–6 | |
| Sekiwake 1 East | Tochinoumi | 8–7 | |
| Sekiwake 1 West | Tochihikari | 8–7 | |
| Sekiwake 2 East | Sadanoyama | 8–7 | |
| Sekiwake 2 West | Hagurohana | 6–9 | |
| Komusubi 1 West | Iwakaze | 8–7 | |
| Komusubi 1 East | Fujinishiki | 8–7 | |
| Komusubi 2 West | Haguroyama | 9–6 | |
| Komusubi 2 East | Maedagawa | 2–13 | |
| Maegashira 1 East | Tsurugamine | 7–8 | |
| Maegashira 1 West | Ohikari | 6–9 | |
| Maegashira 2 West | Aonosato | 5–10 | |
| Maegashira 2 East | Kairyuyama | 8–7 | |
| Maegashira 3 West | Wakamaeda | 6–9 | |
| Maegashira 3 East | Dewanishiki | 11–4 | |
| Maegashira 4 East | Wakamisugi | 7–8 | |
| Maegashira 4 West | Myobudani | 12–3 | |
| Maegashira 5 East | Wakanoumi | 4–11 | |
| Maegashira 5 West | Oginohana | 10–5 | |
| Maegashira 6 East | Fusanishiki | 8–7 | |
| Maegashira 6 West | Matsunobori | 5–10 | |
| Maegashira 7 East | Udagawa | 8–7 | |
| Maegashira 7 West | Ichinoya | 7–8 | |
| Maegashira 8 West | Kanenohana | 8–7 | |
| Maegashira 8 East | Tsunenishiki | 8–7 | |
| Maegashira 9 East | Fukudayama | 5–10 | |
| Maegashira 9 West | Wakachichibu | 7–8 | |
| Maegashira 10 West | Kiyonomori | 6–9 | |
| Maegashira 10 East | Wakanokuni | 6–9 | |
| Maegashira 11 East | Miyabashira | 7–8 | |
| Maegashira 11 West | Wakatenryu | 8–7 | |
| Maegashira 12 East | Kitanonada | 7–8 | |
| Maegashira 12 West | Kiminishiki | 4–11 | |
| Maegashira 13 East | Wakakoma | 9–6 | |
| Maegashira 13 West | Kainoyama | 11–4 |
| Rank | Wrestler | Ring name | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juryo 1 East | Naruyama | 9–6 | |
| Juryo 1 West | Oiteyama | 7–8 | |
| Juryo 2 West | Wakasugiyama | 7–8 | |
| Juryo 2 East | Shinkawa | 8–7 | |
| Juryo 3 East | Otsuka | 12–3 | |
| Juryo 3 West | Hanenishiki | 6–9 | |
| Juryo 4 West | Daitenryu | 9–6 | |
| Juryo 4 East | Shionishiki | 1–5–9 | |
| Juryo 5 East | Okanoyama | 9–4–2 | |
| Juryo 5 West | Omidori | 5–10 | |
| Juryo 6 West | Yoshinomine | 4–11 | |
| Juryo 6 East | Hoshikabuto | 3–12 | |
| Juryo 7 East | Miyanohana | 6–9 | |
| Juryo 7 West | Arakiyama | 5–10 | |
| Juryo 8 West | Kurikeyama | 8–7 | |
| Juryo 8 East | Asanoumi | 7–8 | |
| Juryo 9 West | Takanishiki | 8–7 | |
| Juryo 9 East | Sakunobori | 5–10 | |
| Juryo 10 East | Miyanaga | 12–3 | |
| Juryo 10 West | Onosaki | 9–6 | |
| Juryo 11 West | Izuminada | 6–9 | |
| Juryo 11 East | Hirokawa | 7–8 | |
| Juryo 12 East | Tokitsunami | 7–8 | |
| Juryo 12 West | Tokinami | 7–8 | |
| Juryo 13 West | Tenzan | 10–5 | |
| Juryo 13 East | Yoshakayama# | 7–8 | |
| Juryo 14 East | Fukunoumi | 8–7 | |
| Juryo 14 West | Uchida | 9–6 | |
| Juryo 15 East | Sawakaze | 8–7 | |
| Juryo 15 West | Kochi | 7–8 | |
| Juryo 16 West | Amatsunada | 3–12 | |
| Juryo 16 East | Osegawa | 8–7 | |
| Juryo 17 West | Yasome | 9–6 | |
| Juryo 17 East | Oikawa | 8–7 | |
| Juryo 18 East | Oyazaki | 9–6 | |
| Juryo 18 West | Makiyama | 8–7 |