Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo · 1971-09-12 to 1971-09-26
The top-division championship went to Kitanofuji Katsuaki.
| Makuuchi | Kitanofuji Katsuaki |
| Juryo | Asahikuni Masuo |
| Makushita | Wakajishi Shigenori |
| Sandanme | Edonoumi Katsugoro# |
| Jonidan | Daigenkai Hideyuki# |
| Jonokuchi | Sekigawa Tetsuo# |
| Shukun-sho | Hasegawa Katsuhiro |
| Kanto-sho | Mienoumi Tsuyoshi |
| Gino-sho | Takanohana Toshiaki |
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 | Tamanoumi | 12–3 | |
| Yokozuna 1 West | Kitanofuji | 15–0 | |
| Ozeki 1 West | Kiyokuni | 8–7 | |
| Ozeki 1 East | Daikirin | 10–5 | |
| Ozeki 2 East | Kotozakura | 10–5 | |
| Ozeki 2 West | Maenoyama | 8–7 | |
| Sekiwake 1 West | Takanohana | 9–6 | |
| Sekiwake 1 East | Hasegawa | 8–7 | |
| Komusubi 1 East | Takamiyama | 8–7 | |
| Komusubi 1 West | Kurohimeyama | 5–10 | |
| Maegashira 1 West | Ryuko | 6–9 | |
| Maegashira 1 East | Yoshinohana | 4–11 | |
| Maegashira 2 East | Mutsuarashi | 3–12 | |
| Maegashira 2 West | Daiju | 6–9 | |
| Maegashira 3 West | Haguroiwa | 6–9 | |
| Maegashira 3 East | Futagodake | 3–12 | |
| Maegashira 4 West | Daiyu | 7–8 | |
| Maegashira 4 East | Mienoumi | 10–5 | |
| Maegashira 5 East | Wakafutase | 6–9 | |
| Maegashira 5 West | Ryuo | 5–10 | |
| Maegashira 6 West | Fukunohana | 8–7 | |
| Maegashira 6 East | Wajima | 10–5 | |
| Maegashira 7 East | Kongo | 8–7 | |
| Maegashira 7 West | Tokibayama | 8–7 | |
| Maegashira 8 West | Nishikinada | 10–5 | |
| Maegashira 8 East | Tochiazuma | 9–6 | |
| Maegashira 9 East | Kaiketsu | 7–8 | |
| Maegashira 9 West | Wakanami | 7–8 | |
| Maegashira 10 West | Daisetsu | 3–12 | |
| Maegashira 10 East | Shiratayama | 8–7 | |
| Maegashira 11 East | Masuiyama | 1–4–10 | |
| Maegashira 11 West | Tochioyama | 6–9 | |
| Maegashira 12 East | Fujizakura | 9–6 | |
| Maegashira 12 West | Oshio | 6–9 |
| Rank | Wrestler | Ring name | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juryo 1 East | Yoshioyama | 8–7 | |
| Juryo 1 West | Tochiisami | 9–6 | |
| Juryo 2 West | Tochifuji | 6–9 | |
| Juryo 2 East | Kotetsuyama | 9–6 | |
| Juryo 3 East | Asahikuni | 12–3 | |
| Juryo 3 West | Fujinokawa | 4–4–7 | |
| Juryo 4 East | Tochizakura | 5–10 | |
| Juryo 4 West | Asanobori | 6–9 | |
| Juryo 5 West | Nagahama | 10–5 | |
| Juryo 5 East | Dairyugawa | 8–7 | |
| Juryo 6 East | Katsuhikari | 8–7 | |
| Juryo 6 West | Teruzakura | 1–12–2 | |
| Juryo 7 West | Taikan | 5–10 | |
| Juryo 7 East | Futatsuryu | 8–7 | |
| Juryo 8 East | Aobajo | 7–8 | |
| Juryo 8 West | Kitanoumi | 9–6 | |
| Juryo 9 East | Iwatora | 6–9 | |
| Juryo 9 West | Makimoto | 6–9 | |
| Juryo 10 West | Daimonji | 9–6 | |
| Juryo 10 East | Hakuryo | 7–8 | |
| Juryo 11 East | Kitaseumi | 8–7 | |
| Juryo 11 West | Tenryu | 6–9 | |
| Juryo 12 West | Ryoga | 8–7 | |
| Juryo 12 East | Tamakiyama | 9–6 | |
| Juryo 13 East | Byakuhoyama | 8–7 | |
| Juryo 13 West | Owashi | 9–6 |