List of sumo elders

This is a list of elders of the Japan Sumo Association (JSA). More accurately called "elder stock" or toshiyori kabu, these names are a finite number of licenses that can be passed on, and are strictly controlled by the JSA. They allow certain advantageous privileges and there are official criteria for whether or not a retiring wrestler can acquire one. In 1927, the number of licenses was set at 105. For more information see toshiyori.

This list is in approximate order of the current elders' rank in the organization. Elections to the Board of Directors are held every two years; the latest was in March 2022.

List of elders
Elder name Ring name Highest rank Stable Stablemaster? Position/Rank Date of birth Mandatory retirement date
Hakkaku Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi Yokozuna Hakkaku Yes Chairman (1963-06-22) June 22, 1963 2028
Dewanoumi Oginohana Akikazu Maegashira 2 Dewanoumi Yes Director (1967-11-18) November 18, 1967 2032
Kasugano Tochinowaka Kiyotaka Sekiwake Kasugano Yes Director (1962-05-22) 22 May 1962 2027
Sakaigawa Ryōgoku Kajinosuke IV Komusubi Sakaigawa Yes Director (1962-07-30) July 30, 1962 2027
Shibatayama Ōnokuni Yasushi Yokozuna Shibatayama Yes Director (1962-10-09) October 9, 1962 2027
Hanakago Daijuyama Tadaaki Sekiwake Takadagawa No Director (1959-04-11) April 11, 1959 2024
Isegahama Asahifuji Seiya Yokozuna Isegahama Yes Director (1960-07-06) July 6, 1960 2025
Michinoku Kirishima Kazuhiro Ōzeki Michinoku Yes Director (1959-04-03) April 3, 1959 2024
Sadogatake Kotonowaka Terumasa Sekiwake Sadogatake Yes Director (1968-05-15) May 15, 1968 2033
Isenoumi Kitakachidoki Hayato Maegashira 3 Isenoumi Yes Director (1966-01-01) January 1, 1966 2031
Fujishima Musōyama Masashi Ōzeki Fujishima Yes Deputy Director (1972-02-14) February 14, 1972 2037
Wakamatsu Asanowaka Takehiko Maegashira 1 Takasago No Deputy Director (1969-12-11) December 11, 1969 2034
Kumegawa Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro Komusubi Sadogatake No Deputy Director (1962-04-26) April 26, 1962 2027
Kagamiyama Tagaryū Shōji Sekiwake Isenoumi No Special Executive (1958-02-15) February 15, 1958 2023
Oguruma Kotokaze Kōki Ōzeki Oshiogawa No Special Executive (1957-04-26) April 26, 1957 2022
Takashima Kōbōyama Daizō Sekiwake Miyagino No Special Executive (1957-08-15) August 15, 1957 2022
Nishikido Mitoizumi Masayuki Sekiwake Nishikido Yes Special Executive (1962-09-02) September 2, 1962 2027
Irumagawa Tochitsukasa Tetsuo Sekiwake Irumagawa Yes Special Executive (1958-04-25) April 25, 1958 2023
Katsunoura Kirinishiki Toshirō Maegashira 2 Isenoumi No Special Executive (1962-08-31) August 31, 1962 2027
Shiratama Kototsubaki Katsuyuki Maegashira 3 Sadogatake No Special Executive (1960-12-06) December 6, 1960 2025
Kokonoe Chiyotaikai Ryūji Ōzeki Kokonoe Yes Special Executive (1976-04-29) April 29, 1976 2041
Takadagawa Akinoshima Katsumi Sekiwake Takadagawa Yes Iin (1967-03-16) March 16, 1967 2032
Yamahibiki Ganyū Kenji Maegashira 1 Yamahibiki Yes Iin (1970-08-06) 6 August 1970 2035
Tamanoi Tochiazuma Daisuke Ōzeki Tamanoi Yes Iin (1976-11-09) November 9, 1976 2041
Kabutoyama Ōikari Tsuyoshi Maegashira 11 Isenoumi No Iin (1972-06-16) June 16, 1972 2037
Sekinoto Iwakiyama Ryūta Komusubi Sakaigawa No Iin (1976-03-02) March 2, 1976 2041
Inagawa Futen'ō Izumi d Komusubi Kise No Iin (1980-08-28) August 28, 1980 2045
Miyagino Chikubayama Masakuni Maegashira 13 Miyagino Yes Iin (1957-08-21) August 21, 1957 2022
Oitekaze Daishōyama Naoki Maegashira 2 Oitekaze Yes Iin (1966-07-07) July 7, 1966 2031
Asahiyama Kotonishiki Katsuhiro Sekiwake Asahiyama Yes Iin (1968-06-08) June 8, 1968 2033
Ōtake Dairyū Tadahiro Jūryō 4 Ōtake Yes Iin (1960-09-30) September 30, 1960 2025
Musashigawa Musashimaru Kōyō Yokozuna Musashigawa Yes Iin (1971-05-02) May 2, 1971 2036
Jinmaku Fujinoshin Tsukasa Maegashira 1 Hakkaku No Iin (1960-11-06) November 6, 1960 2025
Minato Minatofuji Takayuki Maegashira 2 Minato Yes Iin (1968-07-06) July 6, 1968 2033
Shikoroyama Terao Tsunefumi Sekiwake Shikoroyama Yes Iin (1963-02-02) February 2, 1963 2028
Ōnaruto Dejima Takeharu Ōzeki Fujishima No Iin (1974-03-21) March 21, 1974 2039
Kataonami Tamakasuga Ryōji Sekiwake Kataonami Yes Iin (1972-01-07) January 7, 1972 2037
Asakayama Kaiō Hiroyuki Ōzeki Asakayama Yes Iin (1972-07-24) 24 July 1972 2037
Tokitsukaze Tosayutaka Yūya Maegashira 1 Tokitsukaze Yes Iin (1985-03-10) March 10, 1985 2050
Tatekawa Tosanoumi Toshio Sekiwake Isenoumi No Iin (1972-02-16) February 16, 1972 2037
Tagonoura Takanotsuru Shinichi Maegashira 8 Tagonoura Yes Iin (1976-06-18) June 18, 1976 2041
Urakaze Shikishima Katsumori Maegashira 1 Michinoku No Iin (1970-12-15) December 15, 1970 2035
Takenawa Tochinonada Taiichi Sekiwake Kasugano No Iin (1974-02-26) February 26, 1974 2039
Futagoyama Miyabiyama Tetsushi Ōzeki Futagoyama Yes Iin (1977-07-28) July 28, 1977 2042
Shikihide Kitazakura Hidetoshi Maegashira 9 Shikihide Yes Iin (1971-12-15) December 15, 1971 2036
Fujigane Daizen Takahiro Komusubi Kasugano No Iin (1964-12-14) December 14, 1964 2029
Nakadachi Oginishiki Yasutoshi Komusubi Dewanoumi No Iin (1971-07-08) July 8, 1971 2036
Hatachiyama Tochinohana Hitoshi Komusubi Kasugano No Iin (1973-02-28) February 28, 1973 2038
Takasaki Kinkaiyama Ryū Maegashira 6 Dewanoumi No Iin (1976-01-07) January 7, 1976 2041
Tatsutayama Sasshūnada Yasutaka Maegashira 1 Michinoku No Iin (1957-06-07) June 7, 1957 2022
Wakafuji Ōtsukasa Nobuhide Maegashira 4 Irumagawa No Iin (1971-02-18) February 18, 1971 2036
Tamagaki Tomonohana Shinya Komusubi Ōshima No Iin (1964-06-23) June 23, 1964 2029
Yamawake Buyūzan Takeyoshi Maegashira 1 Fujishima No Iin (1974-07-29) July 29, 1974 2039
Matsugane Tamarikido Hideki Maegashira 8 Hanaregoma No Iin (1974-04-19) April 19, 1974 2039
Mihogaseki Tochisakae Atsushi Maegashira 1 Kasugano No Iin (1974-06-27) June 27, 1974 2039
Tatsunami Asahiyutaka Katsuteru Komusubi Tatsunami Yes Iin (1968-09-10) September 10, 1968 2033
Kise Higonoumi Naoya Maegashira 1 Kise Yes Iin (1969-09-23) September 23, 1969 2034
Edagawa Aogiyama Hideki Maegashira 1 Tokitsukaze No Iin (1970-02-18) February 18, 1970 2035
Tanigawa Hokutōriki Hideki Sekiwake Kokonoe No Iin (1977-10-31) October 31, 1977 2042
Sendagawa Tōki Susumu Komusubi Nishikido No Iin (1974-07-04) July 4, 1974 2039
Hamakaze Gojōrō Katsuhiro Maegashira 3 Sadogatake No Iin (1973-08-18) August 18, 1973 2038
Naruto Kotoōshū Katsunori Ōzeki Naruto Yes Iin (1983-02-19) February 19, 1983 2048
Onoe Hamanoshima Keishi Komusubi Onoe Yes Iin (1970-03-21) March 21, 1970 2035
Ikazuchi Kakizoe Tōru Komusubi Musashigawa No Iin (1978-08-12) August 12, 1978 2043
Azumazeki Takamisakari Seiken Komusubi Hakkaku No Iin (1976-05-12) May 12, 1976 2041
Hanaregoma Tamanoshima Arata Sekiwake Hanaregoma Yes Iin (1977-09-15) September 15, 1977 2042
Iwatomo Kimurayama Mamoru Maegashira 7 Kasugano No Iin (1981-07-13) 13 July 1981 2046
Shiranui Wakakōyū Masaya Komusubi Ōnomatsu No Iin (1984-02-24) February 24, 1984 2049
Tatsutagawa Hōmashō Noriyuki Komusubi Shikoroyama No Iin (1981-04-16) April 16, 1981 2046
Ōshima Kyokutenhō Masaru Sekiwake Ōshima Yes Iin (1974-09-13) September 13, 1974 2039
Nishiiwa Wakanosato Shinobu Sekiwake Nishiiwa Yes Iin (1976-07-10) July 10, 1976 2041
Takasago Asasekiryū Tarō Sekiwake Takasago Yes Iin (1981-08-07) August 7, 1981 2046
Ōnomatsu Daidō Kenji Maegashira 8 Ōnomatsu Yes Iin (1982-08-21) August 21, 1982 2047
Onogawa Kitataiki Akeyoshi Maegashira 2 Yamahibiki No Iin (1982-10-05) October 5, 1982 2047
Kumagatani Tamaasuka Daisuke Maegashira 9 Kataonami No Iin (1983-01-26) January 26, 1983 2048
Matsuchiyama Bushūyama Takashi Maegashira 3 Fujishima No Iin (1976-05-21) May 21, 1976 2041
Oshiogawa Takekaze Akira Sekiwake Oshiogawa Yes Shunin (1979-06-21) June 21, 1979 2044
Magaki Hakuhō Shō Yokozuna Miyagino No Iin taigu toshiyori (1985-03-11) March 11, 1985 2050
Nishonoseki Kisenosato Yutaka Yokozuna Nishonoseki Yes Iin taigu toshiyori (1986-07-03) July 3, 1986 2051
Takekuma Gōeidō Gōtarō Ōzeki Takekuma Yes Iin taigu Toshiyori (1986-04-06) April 6, 1986 2051
Hidenoyama Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro Ōzeki Sadogatake No Iin taigu toshiyori (1984-01-30) January 30, 1984 2049
Kakuryū Kakuryū Rikisaburō Yokozuna Michinoku No Iin taigu toshiyori (1985-08-10) August 10, 1985 2050
Tokiwayama Takamisugi Takakatsu Komusubi Tokiwayama Yes Toshiyori (1961-03-01) March 1, 1961 2026
Nakagawa Asahisato Kenji Maegashira 14 Tokitsukaze No Toshiyori (1965-11-09) November 9, 1965 2030
Arashio Sōkokurai Eikichi Maegashira 2 Arashio Yes Toshiyori (1984-01-09) January 9, 1984 2049
Ajigawa Aminishiki Ryūji Sekiwake Isegahama No Toshiyori (1978-10-03) October 3, 1978 2043
Nakamura Yoshikaze Masatsugu Sekiwake Nishonoseki No Toshiyori (1982-03-19) March 19, 1982 2047
Tateyama Homarefuji Yoshiyuki Maegashira 6 Isegahama No Toshiyori (1985-05-06) May 6, 1985 2050
Chiganoura Satoyama Kōsaku Maegashira 12 Onoe No Toshiyori (1981-05-31) May 31, 1981 2046
Yamashina Toyohibiki Ryūta Maegashira 2 Sakaigawa No Toshiyori (1984-11-16) November 16, 1984 2049
Sanoyama Chiyoōtori Yūki Komusubi Kokonoe No Toshiyori (1992-10-11) October 11, 1992 2057
Furiwake Hōchiyama Kōkan[1] Maegashira 14 Sakaigawa No Toshiyori (1982-01-18) January 18, 1982 2047
Dekiyama Sadanofuji Akihiro[2] Maegashira 2 Sakaigawa No Toshiyori (1984-12-25) December 25, 1984 2049
Kitajin Shōtenrō Taishi[3] Maegashira 2 Fujishima No Toshiyori (1982-01-31) January 31, 1982 2047
Otowayama Tenkaihō Takayuki[4] Maegashira 8 Onoe No Toshiyori (1984-10-14) October 14, 1984 2049
Kimigahama Kotoyūki Kazuyoshi[5] Sekiwake Sadogatake No Toshiyori (1991-04-02) April 2, 1991 2056
Izutsu Toyonoshima Daiki Sekiwake Tokitsukaze No Toshiyori (1983-06-26) June 26, 1983 2048
Kiyomigata Tochiōzan Yūichirō Sekiwake Kasugano No Toshiyori (1987-03-09) March 9, 1987 2052
Kasugayama Ikioi Shōta Sekiwake Isenoumi No Toshiyori (1986-10-11) October 11, 1986 2051
Kiriyama Asahishō Kōta Maegashira 11 Ōshima No Toshiyori (1989-07-21) July 21, 1989 2054
Tomozuna Kaiki Nobuhide Sekiwake Ōshima No Consultant (1952-06-12) June 12, 1952 2017/2022*[6]
Ōyama Daihi Susumu Maegashira 2 Hakkaku No Consultant (1952-10-16) October 16, 1952 2017/2022*[6]
Minezaki Misugiiso Takuya Maegashira 2 Shibatayama No Consultant (1956-05-11) May 11, 1956 2021/2026*[6]
Minatogawa Daitetsu Tadamitsu Komusubi Hanaregoma No Consultant (1956-10-29) October 29, 1956 2021/2026*[6]
Araiso Wakashimazu Mutsuo Ōzeki Hanaregoma No Consultant (1957-01-12) January 12, 1957 2022/2027*[6]
Nishikijima vacant (owner is retired Asashio Tarō IV)

Explanation of ranks
  • rijichō - chairman
  • riji - director
  • fuku-riji - deputy director
  • yakuin taigu iin - special executive
  • iin - committee member
  • shunin - senior member
  • iin taigu toshiyori - elder receiving iin privileges
  • toshiyori - elder
  • sanyo - consultant (elders re-hired as consultant between 65 and 70 years old)

Elders who do not own but borrow their elder names are always toshiyori.

Hyōgiin is not a rank but a group of independent councillors who act as a kind of supervisory board for the directors. Initially there were three Internal Councillors (Ōtake, Futagoyama and Minatogawa) and four External Councillors (persons outside the sumo world). The Internal Councillors were ranked as iin prior to taking office and returned to that rank at the conclusion of their four-year term. In March 2018 they were replaced by three former wrestlers who are completely outside the Sumo Association: Fujinokawa, Washūyama and Asanosho.

See also

Notes
  1. borrowed from estate of deceased Ushiomaru
  2. Borrowed from retired Dewanohana Yoshitaka
  3. Borrowed from active Endō Shōta
  4. Borrowed from retired Masurao Hiroo
  5. Borrowed from active Okinoumi Ayumi
  6. Re-hired as consultant on reduced pay for five years after mandatory retirement

References
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