List of sumo elders

This is a list of elders of the Japan Sumo Association, in approximate order of their rank in the organization. Elections to the Board of Directors are held every two years; the latest was in February 2016.

Elder name Ring name Highest rank Stable Stablemaster? Position/Rank Date of birth Mandatory retirement date
Hakkaku Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi Yokozuna Hakkaku Yes Chairman June 22, 1963 2028
Oguruma Kotokaze Kōki Ōzeki Oguruma Yes Director April 26, 1957 2022
Takanohana Takanohana Kōji Yokozuna Takanohana Yes Director August 12, 1972 2037
Kagamiyama Tagaryū Shōji Sekiwake Kagamiyama Yes Director February 15, 1958 2023
Isegahama Asahifuji Seiya Yokozuna Isegahama Yes Director July 6, 1960 2025
Nishonoseki Wakashimazu Mutsuo Ōzeki Nishonoseki Yes Director January 12, 1957 2022
Sakaigawa Ryōgoku Kajinosuke IV Komusubi Sakaigawa Yes Director July 30, 1962 2027
Kasugano Tochinowaka Kiyotaka Sekiwake Kasugano Yes Director 22 May 1962 2027
Dewanoumi Oginohana Akikazu Maegashira 2 Dewanoumi Yes Director November 18, 1967 2032
Yamahibiki Ganyū Kenji Maegashira 1 Yamahibiki Yes Director 6 August 1970 2035
Tamanoi Tochiazuma Daisuke Ōzeki Tamanoi Yes Deputy Director November 9, 1976 2041
Shibatayama Ōnokuni Yasushi Yokozuna Shibatayama Yes Deputy Director October 9, 1962 2027
Fujishima Musōyama Masashi Ozeki Fujishima Yes Deputy Director February 14, 1972 2037
Takasago Asashio Tarō IV Ōzeki Takasago Yes Special Executive December 9, 1955 2020
Tomozuna Kaiki Nobuhide Sekiwake Tomozuna Yes Special Executive June 12, 1952 2017
Michinoku Kirishima Kazuhiro Ōzeki Michinoku Yes Special Executive April 3, 1959 2024
Yamashina Ōnishiki Ittetsu Komusubi Dewanoumi No Special Executive September 11, 1953 2018
Kabutoyama Ōikari Tsuyoshi Maegashira 11 Isenoumi No Iin June 16, 1972 2037
Sekinoto Iwakiyama Ryuta Komusubi Sakaigawa No Iin March 2, 1976 2041
Inagawa Futen'ō Izumi Komusubi Kise No Iin August 28, 1980 2045
Oyama Daihi Susumu Maegashira 2 Azumazeki No Iin October 16, 1952 2017
Minezaki Misugiiso Takuya Maegashira 2 Minezaki Yes Iin May 11, 1956 2021
Arashio Ōyutaka Masachika Komusubi Arashio Yes Iin March 29, 1955 2020
Kitajin Kirinji Kazuharu Sekiwake Nishonoseki No Iin March 9, 1953 2018
Miyagino Chikubayama Masakuni Maegashira 13 Miyagino Yes Iin August 21, 1957 2022
Oitekaze Daishōyama Naoki Maegashira 2 Oitekaze Yes Iin July 7, 1966 2031
Kumegawa Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro Komusubi Sadogatake No Iin April 26, 1962 2027
Shiratama Kototsubaki Katsuyuki Maegashira 3 Sadogatake No Iin December 6, 1960 2035
Takekuma Zaōnishiki Toshimasa Maegashira 1 Tokitsukaze No Iin September 3, 1952 2017
Asahiyama Kotonishiki Katsuhiro Sekiwake Asahiyama Yes Iin June 8, 1968 2033
Takashima Kōbōyama Daizō Sekiwake Oitekaze No Iin August 15, 1957 2022
Izutsu Sakahoko Nobushige Sekiwake Izutsu Yes Iin June 18, 1961 2026
Isenoumi Kitakachidoki Hayato Maegashira 3 Isenoumi Yes Iin January 1, 1966 2031
Nishikido Mitoizumi Masayuki Sekiwake Nishikido Yes Iin September 2, 1962 2027
Sadogatake Kotonowaka Terumasa Sekiwake Sadogatake Yes Iin May 15, 1968 2033
Musashigawa Musashimaru Kōyō Yokozuna Musashigawa Yes Iin May 2, 1971 2036
Jinmaku Fujinoshin Tsukasa Maegashira 1 Hakkaku No Iin November 6, 1960 2025
Irumagawa Tochitsukasa Tetsuo Sekiwake Irumagawa Yes Iin April 25, 1958 2023
Minato Minatofuji Takayuki Maegashira 2 Minato Yes Iin July 6, 1968 2033
Shikoroyama Terao Tsunefumi Sekiwake Shikoroyama Yes Iin February 2, 1963 2028
Takadagawa Akinoshima Katsumi Sekiwake Takadagawa Yes Iin March 16, 1967 2032
Onaruto Dejima Takeharu Ōzeki Fujishima No Iin March 21, 1974 2039
Kokonoe Chiyotaikai Ryūji Ozeki Kokonoe Yes Iin April 29, 1976 2041
Kataonami Tamakasuga Ryōji Sekiwake Kataonami Yes Iin January 7, 1972 2037
Asakayama Kaiō Hiroyuki Ōzeki Asakayama Yes Iin 24 July 1972 2037
Tokitsukaze Tokitsuumi Masahiro Maegashira 3 Tokitsukaze Yes Iin November 8, 1973 2038
Azumazeki Ushiomaru Motoyasu Maegashira 10 Azumazeki Yes Iin May 11, 1978 2043
Tatekawa Tosanoumi Toshio Sekiwake Isenoumi No Iin February 16, 1972 2037
Tagonoura Takanotsuru Shinichi Maegashira 8 Tagonoura Yes Iin June 18, 1976 2041
Urakaze Shikishima Katsumori Maegashira 1 Matsugane No Iin December 15, 1970 2035
Takenawa Tochinonada Taiichi Sekiwake Kasugano No Iin February 26, 1974 2039
Shikihide Kitazakura Hidetoshi Maegashira 9 Shikihide Yes Iin December 15, 1971 2036
Otowayama Kobo Kenichi Maegashira 9 Takanohana No Iin August 18, 1973 2038
Nakagawa Asahisato Kenji Maegashira 14 Oitekaze No Iin November 9, 1965 2030
Fujigane Daizen Takahiro Komusubi Kasugano No Iin December 14, 1964 2029
Nakadachi Oginishiki Yasutoshi Komusubi Dewanoumi No Iin July 8, 1971 2036
Hatachiyama Tochinohana Hitoshi Komusubi Kasugano No Iin February 28, 1973 2038
Takasaki Kinkaiyama Ryū Maegashira 6 Dewanoumi No Iin January 7, 1976 2041
Tatsutayama Sasshūnada Yasutaka Maegashira 1 Michinoku No Iin June 7, 1957 2022
Chiganoura Takamisugi Takakatsu Komusubi Chiganoura Yes Iin March 1, 1961 2026
Wakamatsu Asanowaka Takehiko Maegashira 1 Takasago No Iin December 11, 1969 2034
Wakafuji Otsukasa Nobuhide Maegashira 4 Irumagawa No Iin February 18, 1971 2036
Hanakago Daijuyama Tadaaki Sekiwake Minezaki No Iin April 11, 1959 2024
Tamagaki Tomonohana Shinya Komusubi Tomozuna No Iin June 23, 1964 2029
Yamawake Buyuzan Takeyoshi Maegashira 1 Fujishima No Iin July 29, 1974 2039
Matsugane Tamarikido Hideki Maegashira 8 Nishonoseki No Iin April 19, 1974 2039
Mihogaseki Tochisakae Atsushi Maegashira 1 Kasugano No Iin June 27, 1974 2039
Onomatsu Masurao Hiroo Sekiwake Onomatsu Yes Iin June 27, 1961 2026
Tatsunami Asahiyutaka Katsuteru Komusubi Tatsunami Yes Iin September 10, 1968 2033
Kise Higonoumi Naoya Maegashira 1 Kise Yes Iin September 23, 1969 2034
Edagawa Aogiyama Hideki Maegashira 1 Tokitsukaze No Iin February 18, 1970 2035
Tanigawa Hokutoriki Hideki Sekiwake Hakkaku No Iin October 31, 1977 2042
Sendagawa Tōki Susumu Komusubi Nishikido No Iin July 4, 1974 2039
Hamakaze Gojoro Katsuhiro Maegashira 3 Sadogatake No Iin August 18, 1973 2038
Katsunoura Kirinishiki Toshiro Maegashira 2 Kagamiyama No Iin August 31, 1962 2027
Onoe Hamanoshima Keishi Komusubi Onoe Yes Iin March 21, 1970 2035
Otake Dairyū Tadahiro Juryo 4 Otake Yes Hyogiin September 30, 1960 2025
Futagoyama Miyabiyama Tetsushi Ozeki Fujishima No Hyogiin July 28, 1977 2042
Minatogawa Daitetsu Tadamitsu Komusubi Nishonoseki No Hyogiin October 29, 1956 2021
Kasugayama Hamanishiki Tatsuro Maegashira 11 Oitekaze No Shunin November 23, 1976 2041
Ikazuchi Kakizoe Toru Komusubi Musashigawa No Shunin August 12, 1978 2043
Furiwake Takamisakari Seiken Komusubi Azumazeki No Shunin May 12, 1976 2041
Hanaregoma Tamanoshima Arata Sekiwake Nishonseki No Shunin September 15, 1977 2042
Iwatomo Kimurayama Mamoru Maegashira 7 Kasugano No Shunin 13 July 1981 2046
Naruto Kotoōshū Katsunori Ozeki Sadogatake No Iin taigu Toshiyori February 19, 1983 2048
Shiranui Wakakōyū Masaya Komusubi Onomatsu No Toshiyori February 24, 1984 2049
Tatsutagawa Hōmashō Noriyuki Komusubi Shikoroyama No Toshiyori April 16, 1981 2046
Oshima Kyokutenho Masaru Sekiwake Tomozuna No Toshiyori September 13, 1974 2039
Nishiiwa Wakanosato Shinobu Sekiwake Tagonoura No Toshiyori July 10, 1976 2041
Magaki Tokitenkū Yoshiaki Komusubi Tokitsukaze No Toshiyori September 10, 1979 2044
Kiyomigata Bushūyama Takashi[1] Maegashira 3 Fujishima No Toshiyori May 21, 1976 2041
Kimigahama Hōchiyama Kōkan[2] Maegashira 14 Sakaigawa No Toshiyori January 18, 1982 2047
Onogawa Daidō Kenji[3] Maegashira 8 Onomatsu No Toshiyori August 21, 1982 2047
Sanoyama Tosayutaka Yūya[4] Maegashira 1 Tokitsukaze No Toshiyori March 10, 1985 2050
Araiso Tamaasuka Daisuke[5] Maegashira 9 Kataonami No Toshiyori January 26, 1983 2048
Tateyama Tamanofuji Shigeru Sekiwake Kataonami No Consultant November 24, 1949 2014/2019*[6]
Tokiwayama Masudayama Yasuhito Sekiwake Chiganoura No Consultant April 10, 1951 2016/2021*[6]
Matsuchiyama Banryuyama Takaharu Komusubi Kasugano No Consultant May 4, 1951 2016/2021*[6]
Dekiyama Dewanohana Yoshitaka Sekiwake Dewanoumi No Consultant May 13, 1951 2016/2021*[6]
Kiriyama Kurosegawa Kuniyuki Komusubi Isegahama No Consultant May 13, 1951 2016/2021*[6]
Ajigawa vacant (owner is active Aminishiki Ryuji)
Hidenoyama vacant (owner is active Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro)
Kumagatani vacant (owner is dismissed Kanechika Kazunori)
Nakamura vacant (owner is active Yoshikaze Masatsugu)
Nishikijima vacant (owner is active Toyonoshima Daiki)
Oshiogawa vacant (owner is active Takekaze Akira)

Explanation of ranks

Only iin or above can serve as judges. Elders who do not own but borrow their elder names are always toshiyori.

Hyojjin is not a rank but a group of independent councillors who act as a kind of supervisory board for the directors. There are three Internal Councillors (currently Otake, Futagoyama and Minatogawa) and four External Councillors (persons outside the sumo world).

Notes

  1. ↑ Borrowed from active Tochiozan Yuichiro
  2. ↑ Borrowed from active Okinoumi Ayumi
  3. ↑ Borrowed from late Kitanoumi Toshimitsu
  4. ↑ Borrowed from active Chiyootori Yuki
  5. ↑ Borrowed from active Kisenosato Yutaka
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Re-hired as consultant on reduced pay for five years after mandatory retirement

References

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