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