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. Members with borrowed kabu are always at the bottom of the hierarchy (aside from consultants) and are listed here with the name of the owner, if known. 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
Michinoku	Kirishima Kazuhiro	Ōzeki	Michinoku	Yes	Director	(1959-04-03) April 3, 1959	2024
Sakaigawa	Ryōgoku Kajinosuke IV	Komusubi	Sakaigawa	Yes	Director	(1962-07-30) July 30, 1962	2027
Kasugano	Tochinowaka Kiyotaka	Sekiwake	Kasugano	Yes	Director	(1962-05-22) 22 May 1962	2027
Dewanoumi	Oginohana Akikazu	Maegashira 2	Dewanoumi	Yes	Director	(1967-11-18) November 18, 1967	2032
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
Isenoumi	Kitakachidoki Hayato	Maegashira 3	Isenoumi	Yes	Director	(1966-01-01) January 1, 1966	2031
Sadogatake	Kotonowaka Terumasa	Sekiwake	Sadogatake	Yes	Director	(1968-05-15) May 15, 1968	2033
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
Isegahama	Asahifuji Seiya	Yokozuna	Isegahama	Yes	Special Executive	(1960-07-06) July 6, 1960	2025
Kagamiyama	Tagaryū Shōji	Sekiwake	Isenoumi	No	Special Executive	(1958-02-15) February 15, 1958	2023
Irumagawa	Tochitsukasa Tetsuo	Sekiwake	Ikazuchi	No	Special Executive	(1958-04-25) April 25, 1958	2023
Nishikido	Mitoizumi Masayuki	Sekiwake	Nishikido	Yes	Special Executive	(1962-09-02) September 2, 1962	2027
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
Asakayama	Kaiō Hiroyuki	Ōzeki	Asakayama	Yes	Special Executive	(1972-07-24) 24 July 1972	2037
Nakadachi	Oginishiki Yasutoshi	Komusubi	Dewanoumi	No	Iin	(1971-07-08) July 8, 1971	2036
Kabutoyama	Ōikari Tsuyoshi	Maegashira 11	Isenoumi	No	Iin	(1972-06-16) June 16, 1972	2037
Jinmaku	Fujinoshin Tsukasa	Maegashira 1	Hakkaku	No	Iin	(1960-11-06) November 6, 1960	2025
Oitekaze	Daishōyama Naoki	Maegashira 2	Oitekaze	Yes	Iin	(1966-07-07) July 7, 1966	2031
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
Takadagawa	Akinoshima Katsumi	Sekiwake	Takadagawa	Yes	Iin	(1967-03-16) March 16, 1967	2032
Kise	Higonoumi Naoya	Maegashira 1	Kise	Yes	Iin	(1969-09-23) September 23, 1969	2034
Wakafuji	Ōtsukasa Nobuhide	Maegashira 4	Kise	No	Iin	(1971-02-18) February 18, 1971	2036
Inagawa	Futen'ō Izumi	d Komusubi	Kise	No	Iin	(1980-08-28) August 28, 1980	2045
Shikihide	Kitazakura Hidetoshi	Maegashira 9	Shikihide	Yes	Iin	(1971-12-15) December 15, 1971	2036
Onoe	Hamanoshima Keishi	Komusubi	Onoe	Yes	Iin	(1970-03-21) March 21, 1970	2035
Yamahibiki	Ganyū Kenji	Maegashira 1	Yamahibiki	Yes	Iin	(1970-08-06) 6 August 1970	2035
Ōtake	Dairyū Tadahiro	Jūryō 4	Ōtake	Yes	Iin	(1960-09-30) September 30, 1960	2025
Yamawake	Buyūzan Takeyoshi	Maegashira 1	Fujishima	No	Iin	(1974-07-29) July 29, 1974	2039
Musashigawa	Musashimaru Kōyō	Yokozuna	Musashigawa	Yes	Iin	(1971-05-02) May 2, 1971	2036
Tagonoura	Takanotsuru Shinichi	Maegashira 8	Tagonoura	Yes	Iin	(1976-06-18) June 18, 1976	2041
Tamagaki	Tomonohana Shinya	Komusubi	Ōshima	No	Iin	(1964-06-23) June 23, 1964	2029
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
Tatekawa	Tosanoumi Toshio	Sekiwake	Isenoumi	No	Iin	(1972-02-16) February 16, 1972	2037
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
Asahiyama	Kotonishiki Katsuhiro	Sekiwake	Asahiyama	Yes	Iin	(1968-06-08) June 8, 1968	2033
Naruto	Kotoōshū Katsunori	Ōzeki	Naruto	Yes	Iin	(1983-02-19) February 19, 1983	2048
Ikazuchi	Kakizoe Tōru	Komusubi	Ikazuchi	Yes	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
Ōshima	Kyokutenhō Masaru	Sekiwake	Ōshima	Yes	Iin	(1974-09-13) September 13, 1974	2039
Tokitsukaze	Tosayutaka Yūya	Maegashira 1	Tokitsukaze	Yes	Iin	(1985-03-10) March 10, 1985	2050
Takasago	Asasekiryū Tarō	Sekiwake	Takasago	Yes	Iin	(1981-08-07) August 7, 1981	2046
Nishonoseki	Kisenosato Yutaka	Yokozuna	Nishonoseki	Yes	Iin	(1986-07-03) July 3, 1986	2051
Fujigane	Daizen Takahiro	Komusubi	Kasugano	No	Iin	(1964-12-14) December 14, 1964	2029
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
Ōnomatsu	Daidō Kenji	Maegashira 8	Ōnomatsu	Yes	Iin	(1982-08-21) August 21, 1982	2047
Iwatomo	Kimurayama Mamoru	Maegashira 7	Kasugano	No	Iin	(1981-07-13) 13 July 1981	2046
Kumagatani	Tamaasuka Daisuke	Maegashira 9	Kataonami	No	Iin	(1983-01-26) January 26, 1983	2048
Mihogaseki	Tochisakae Atsushi	Maegashira 1	Kasugano	No	Iin	(1974-06-27) June 27, 1974	2039
Shiranui	Wakakōyū Masaya	Komusubi	Ōnomatsu	No	Iin	(1984-02-24) February 24, 1984	2049
Onogawa	Kitataiki Akeyoshi	Maegashira 2	Yamahibiki	No	Iin	(1982-10-05) October 5, 1982	2047
Tatsunami	Asahiyutaka Katsuteru	Komusubi	Tatsunami	Yes	Iin	(1968-09-10) September 10, 1968	2033
Edagawa	Aogiyama Hideki	Maegashira 1	Tokitsukaze	No	Iin	(1970-02-18) February 18, 1970	2035
Tamanoi	Tochiazuma Daisuke	Ōzeki	Tamanoi	Yes	Iin	(1976-11-09) November 9, 1976	2041
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
Matsugane	Tamarikido Hideki	Maegashira 8	Hanaregoma	No	Iin	(1974-04-19) April 19, 1974	2039
Tatsutagawa	Hōmashō Noriyuki	Komusubi	Shikoroyama	No	Iin	(1981-04-16) April 16, 1981	2046
Hamakaze	Gojōrō Katsuhiro	Maegashira 3	Sadogatake	No	Iin	(1973-08-18) August 18, 1973	2038
Sekinoto	Iwakiyama Ryūta	Komusubi	Sakaigawa	No	Iin	(1976-03-02) March 2, 1976	2041
Nishiiwa	Wakanosato Shinobu	Sekiwake	Nishiiwa	Yes	Iin	(1976-07-10) July 10, 1976	2041
Oshiogawa	Takekaze Akira	Sekiwake	Oshiogawa	Yes	Iin	(1979-06-21) June 21, 1979	2044
Takekuma	Gōeidō Gōtarō	Ōzeki	Takekuma	Yes	Iin	(1986-04-06) April 6, 1986	2051
Hidenoyama	Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro	Ōzeki	Sadogatake	No	Iin	(1984-01-30) January 30, 1984	2049
Kakuryū	Kakuryū Rikisaburō	Yokozuna	Michinoku	No	Iin	(1985-08-10) August 10, 1985	2050
Miyagino	Hakuhō Shō	Yokozuna	Miyagino	Yes	Iin	(1985-03-11) March 11, 1985	2050
Tateyama	Homarefuji Yoshiyuki	Maegashira 6	Isegahama	No	Shunin	(1985-05-06) May 6, 1985	2050
Ajigawa	Aminishiki Ryūji	Sekiwake	Ajigawa	Yes	Shunin	(1978-10-03) October 3, 1978	2043
Nakamura	Yoshikaze Masatsugu	Sekiwake	Nishonoseki	No	Shunin	(1982-03-19) March 19, 1982	2047
Arashio	Sōkokurai Eikichi	Maegashira 2	Arashio	Yes	Shunin	(1984-01-09) January 9, 1984	2049
Chiganoura	Satoyama Kōsaku	Maegashira 12	Onoe	No	Shunin	(1981-05-31) May 31, 1981	2046
Matsuchiyama	Bushūyama Takashi	Maegashira 3	Fujishima	No	Shunin	(1976-05-21) May 21, 1976	2041
Kiyomigata	Tochiōzan Yūichirō	Sekiwake	Kasugano	No	Shunin	(1987-03-09) March 9, 1987	2052
Nakagawa	Asahisato Kenji	Maegashira 14	Tokitsukaze	No	Toshiyori	(1965-11-09) November 9, 1965	2030
Tokiwayama	Takamisugi Takakatsu	Komusubi	Tokiwayama	Yes	Toshiyori	(1961-03-01) March 1, 1961	2026
Yamashina	Toyohibiki Ryūta	Maegashira 2	Sakaigawa	No	Toshiyori	(1984-11-16) November 16, 1984	2049
Kasugayama	Ikioi Shōta	Sekiwake	Isenoumi	No	Toshiyori	(1986-10-11) October 11, 1986	2051
Furiwake	Hōchiyama Kōkan	Maegashira 14	Sakaigawa	No	Toshiyori	(1982-01-18) January 18, 1982	2047
Dekiyama	Sadanofuji Akihiro	Maegashira 2	Sakaigawa	No	Toshiyori	(1984-12-25) December 25, 1984	2049
Nishikijima	Shōtenrō Taishi	Maegashira 2	Fujishima	No	Toshiyori	(1982-01-31) January 31, 1982	2047
Sanoyama	Tenkaihō Takayuki	Maegashira 8	Onoe	No	Toshiyori	(1984-10-14) October 14, 1984	2049
Kiriyama	Asahishō Kōta	Maegashira 11	Ōshima	No	Toshiyori	(1989-07-21) July 21, 1989	2054
Ōyama	Chiyoōtori Yūki	Komusubi	Kokonoe	No	Toshiyori	(1992-10-11) October 11, 1992	2057
Tomozuna	Kaisei Ichiro	Sekiwake	Ōshima	No	Toshiyori	(1986-12-18) December 18, 1986	2051
Kimigahama	Okinoumi Ayumi	Sekiwake	Hakkaku	No	Toshiyori	July 29, 1985 (age 37)	2050
Minezaki	Misugiiso Takuya	Maegashira 2	Shibatayama	No	Consultant	(1956-05-11) May 11, 1956	2021/2026*
Minatogawa	Daitetsu Tadamitsu	Komusubi	Hanaregoma	No	Consultant	(1956-10-29) October 29, 1956	2021/2026*
Araiso	Wakashimazu Mutsuo	Ōzeki	Hanaregoma	No	Consultant	(1957-01-12) January 12, 1957	2022/2027*
Oguruma	Kotokaze Kōki	Ōzeki	Oshiogawa	No	Consultant	(1957-04-26) April 26, 1957	2022/2027*
Tatsutayama	Sasshūnada Yasutaka	Maegashira 1	Michinoku	No	Consultant	(1957-06-07) June 7, 1957	2022/2027*
Takashima	Kōbōyama Daizō	Sekiwake	Isenoumi	No	Consultant	(1957-08-15) August 15, 1957	2022/2027*
Magaki	Chikubayama Masakuni	Maegashira 13	Miyagino	No	Consultant	(1957-08-21) August 21, 1957	2022/2027*
Izutsu	vacant (owner is the family of the late sekiwake Sakahoko)
Kitajin	vacant (owner is active Endō)
Otowayama	vacant (owner is retired Masurao)

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. They are not allowed to be stablemasters.

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

• List of sumo stables

References

• Oyakata (Coaches) List at Japan Sumo Association
• The Oyakata Gallery
• Heya A-Z