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 2024.

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
Kasugano Tochinowaka Kiyotaka Sekiwake Kasugano Yes Director (1962-05-22) May 22, 1962 2027
Sakaigawa Ryōgoku Kajinosuke IV Komusubi Sakaigawa Yes Director (1962-07-30) July 30, 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
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
Katsunoura Kirinishiki Toshirō Maegashira 2 Isenoumi No Director (1962-08-31) August 31, 1962 2027
Takadagawa Akinoshima Katsumi Sekiwake Takadagawa Yes Director (1967-03-16) March 16, 1967 2032
Asakayama Kaiō Hiroyuki Ōzeki Asakayama Yes Director (1972-07-24) July 24, 1972 2037
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
Hanakago Daijuyama Tadaaki Sekiwake Takadagawa No Special Executive (1959-04-11) April 11, 1959 2024
Nishikido Mitoizumi Masayuki Sekiwake Nishikido Yes Special Executive (1962-09-02) September 2, 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
Nakadachi Oginishiki Yasutoshi Komusubi Dewanoumi No Special Executive (1971-07-08) July 8, 1971 2036
Kabutoyama Ōikari Tsuyoshi Maegashira 11 Isenoumi No Iin (1972-06-16) June 16, 1972 2037
Tateyama Homarefuji Yoshiyuki Maegashira 6 Isegahama No Iin (1985-05-06) May 6, 1985 2050
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
Kise Higonoumi Naoya Maegashira 1 Kise Yes Iin (1969-09-23) September 23, 1969 2034
Kataonami Tamakasuga Ryōji Sekiwake Kataonami Yes Iin (1972-01-07) January 7, 1972 2037
Inagawa Futen'ō Izumi 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
Nakagawa Asahisato Kenji Maegashira 14 Tokitsukaze No Iin (1965-11-09) November 9, 1965 2030
Tokiwayama Takamisugi Takakatsu Komusubi Tokiwayama Yes Iin (1961-03-01) March 1, 1961 2026
Oshiogawa Takekaze Akira Sekiwake Oshiogawa Yes Iin (1979-06-21) June 21, 1979 2044
Nakamura Yoshikaze Masatsugu Sekiwake Nakamura Yes Iin (1982-03-19) March 19, 1982 2047
Arashio Sōkokurai Eikichi Maegashira 2 Arashio Yes Iin (1984-01-09) January 9, 1984 2049
Yamahibiki Ganyū Kenji Maegashira 1 Yamahibiki Yes Iin (1970-08-06) August 6, 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
Tatekawa Tosanoumi Toshio Sekiwake Isenoumi No Iin (1972-02-16) February 16, 1972 2037
Urakaze Shikishima Katsumori Maegashira 1 Arashio 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
Hidenoyama Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro Ōzeki Sadogatake No Iin (1984-01-30) January 30, 1984 2049
Ajigawa Aminishiki Ryūji Sekiwake Ajigawa Yes Iin (1978-10-03) October 3, 1978 2043
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
Wakafuji Ōtsukasa Nobuhide Maegashira 4 Kise No Iin (1971-02-18) February 18, 1971 2036
Iwatomo Kimurayama Mamoru Maegashira 7 Kasugano No Iin (1981-07-13) July 13, 1981 2046
Kumagatani Tamaasuka Daisuke Maegashira 9 Kataonami No Iin (1983-01-26) January 26, 1983 2048
Chiganoura Satoyama Kōsaku Maegashira 12 Onoe No Iin (1981-05-31) May 31, 1981 2046
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
Matsugane Tamarikido Hideki Maegashira 8 Hanaregoma No Iin (1974-04-19) April 19, 1974 2039
Shikoroyama Hōmashō Noriyuki Komusubi Shikoroyama Yes Iin (1981-04-16) April 16, 1981 2046
Takekuma Gōeidō Gōtarō Ōzeki Takekuma Yes Iin (1986-04-06) April 6, 1986 2051
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
Matsuchiyama Bushūyama Takashi Maegashira 3 Fujishima No Iin (1976-05-21) May 21, 1976 2041
Nishiiwa Wakanosato Shinobu Sekiwake Nishiiwa Yes Iin (1976-07-10) July 10, 1976 2041
Otowayama Kakuryū Rikisaburō Yokozuna Otowayama Yes Iin (1985-08-10) August 10, 1985 2050
Kiyomigata Tochiōzan Yūichirō Sekiwake Kasugano No Shunin (1987-03-09) March 9, 1987 2052
Yamashina Toyohibiki Ryūta Maegashira 2 Sakaigawa No Shunin (1984-11-16) November 16, 1984 2049
Kasugayama Ikioi Shōta Sekiwake Isenoumi No Shunin (1986-10-11) October 11, 1986 2051
Miyagino Hakuhō Shō Yokozuna Isegahama[1] No[2] Toshiyori (1985-03-11) March 11, 1985 2050
Tomozuna Kaisei Ichiro Sekiwake Asakayama No Toshiyori (1986-12-18) December 18, 1986 2051
Kimigahama Okinoumi Ayumi Sekiwake Hakkaku No Toshiyori (1985-07-29) July 29, 1985 2050
Magaki Ishiura Shikanosuke Maegashira 5 Isegahama[1] No Toshiyori (1990-01-10) January 10, 1990 2055
Araiso Kotoyūki Kazuyoshi Sekiwake Sadogatake No Toshiyori (1991-04-02) April 2, 1991 2056
Sanoyama Chiyonokuni Toshiki Maegashira 1 Kokonoe No Toshiyori (1990-07-10) July 10, 1990 2055
Oguruma Kotoekō Mitsunori Maegashira 4 Sadogatake No Toshiyori (1991-11-20) November 20, 1991 2056
Tatsutagawa Hōchiyama Kōkan[3] Maegashira 14 Sakaigawa No Toshiyori (1982-01-18) January 18, 1982 2047
Nishikijima Shōtenrō Taishi[4] Maegashira 2 Fujishima No Toshiyori (1982-01-31) January 31, 1982 2047
Kitajin Tenkaihō Takayuki[5] Maegashira 8 Onoe No Toshiyori (1984-10-14) October 14, 1984 2049
Kiriyama Asahishō Kōta[6] Maegashira 11 Ōshima No Toshiyori (1989-07-21) July 21, 1989 2054
Ōyama Chiyoōtori Yūki[7] Komusubi Kokonoe No Toshiyori (1992-10-11) October 11, 1992 2057
Izutsu Akiseyama Mitsuhiko[8] Maegashira 12 Kise No Toshiyori (1985-07-18) July 18, 1985 2050
Sendagawa Tokushōryū Makoto[9] Maegashira 2 Kise No Toshiyori (1986-08-22) August 22, 1986 2051
Minezaki Misugiiso Takuya Maegashira 2 Shibatayama No Consultant (1956-05-11) May 11, 1956 2021/2026*[10]
Minatogawa Daitetsu Tadamitsu Komusubi Hanaregoma No Consultant (1956-10-29) October 29, 1956 2021/2026*[10]
Tatsutayama Sasshūnada Yasutaka Maegashira 1 Oitekaze No Consultant (1957-06-07) June 7, 1957 2022/2027*[10]
Takashima Kōbōyama Daizō Sekiwake Oitekaze No Consultant (1957-08-15) August 15, 1957 2022/2027*[10]
Kagamiyama Tagaryū Shōji Sekiwake Isenoumi No Consultant (1958-02-15) February 15, 1958 2023/2028*[10]
Irumagawa Tochitsukasa Tetsuo Sekiwake Ikazuchi No Consultant (1958-04-25) April 25, 1958 2023/2028*[10]
Michinoku Kirishima Kazuhiro Ōzeki Otowayama No Consultant (1959-04-03) April 3, 1959 2024/2029*[10]
Dekiyama vacant[11]
Furiwake vacant[12]

Explanation of ranks

The sumo elder hierarchy from the top rank down is as follows:

  • rijichō (理事長, Chairman)
  • riji (理事, Director)
  • fuku-riji (副理事, Deputy director)
  • yakuin taigū iin (役員待遇委員, Special executive)
  • iin (委員, Committee member)
  • shunin (主任, Senior member)
  • iin taigū toshiyori (委員待遇年寄, Elder receiving iin privileges)
  • toshiyori (年寄, Elder)
  • san'yo (参与, 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.

Hyōgi-in (評議員, lit. 'Councilor') 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. Temporarily relocated from Miyagino stable
  2. Temporarily removed as stablemaster of Miyagino stable in February 2024
  3. Likely borrowed from the family of the late Terao Tsunefumi
  4. Borrowed from retired Asashio Tarō IV
  5. Borrowed from active Endō Shōta
  6. Borrowed from retired Kurosegawa Kuniyuki
  7. Borrowed from retired Daihi Susumu
  8. Borrowed from the family of the late Sakahoko Nobushige
  9. Borrowed from retired Tōki Susumu
  10. Re-hired as consultant on reduced pay for five years after mandatory retirement
  11. Name owned by retired Dewanohana Yoshitaka
  12. Name owned by the family of the late Ushiomaru Motoyasu

References
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