# 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

List of sumo elders as of January 2025 :
| Elder name | Ring name | Highest rank | Stable | Stable | Rank | Date of birth | Retirement |
| Elder name | Ring name | Highest rank | Name | Position | Rank | Date of birth | Retirement |
| Hakkaku | Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi | Yokozuna | Hakkaku | Master | Chairman | (1963-06-22) June 22, 1963 (age 61) | 2028 |
| Kasugano | Tochinowaka Kiyotaka | Sekiwake | Kasugano | Master | Director | (1962-05-22) May 22, 1962 (age 62) | 2027 |
| Sakaigawa | Ryōgoku Kajinosuke IV | Komusubi | Sakaigawa | Master | Director | (1962-07-30) July 30, 1962 (age 62) | 2027 |
| Dewanoumi | Oginohana Akikazu | Maegashira 2 | Dewanoumi | Master | Director | (1967-11-18) November 18, 1967 (age 57) | 2032 |
| Shibatayama | Ōnokuni Yasushi | Yokozuna | Shibatayama | Master | Director | (1962-10-09) October 9, 1962 (age 62) | 2027 |
| Isenoumi | Kitakachidoki Hayato | Maegashira 3 | Isenoumi | Master | Director | (1966-01-01) January 1, 1966 (age 59) | 2031 |
| Sadogatake | Kotonowaka Terumasa | Sekiwake | Sadogatake | Master | Director | (1968-05-15) May 15, 1968 (age 56) | 2033 |
| Katsunoura | Kirinishiki Toshirō | Maegashira 2 | Isenoumi | Coach | Director | (1962-08-31) August 31, 1962 (age 62) | 2027 |
| Takadagawa | Akinoshima Katsumi | Sekiwake | Takadagawa | Master | Director | (1967-03-16) March 16, 1967 (age 57) | 2032 |
| Asakayama | Kaiō Hiroyuki | Ōzeki | Asakayama | Master | Director | (1972-07-24) July 24, 1972 (age 52) | 2037 |
| Fujishima | Musōyama Masashi | Ōzeki | Fujishima | Master | Deputy Director | (1972-02-14) February 14, 1972 (age 52) | 2037 |
| Wakamatsu | Asanowaka Takehiko | Maegashira 1 | Takasago | Coach | Deputy Director | (1969-12-11) December 11, 1969 (age 55) | 2034 |
| Kumegawa | Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro | Komusubi | Sadogatake | Coach | Deputy Director | (1962-04-26) April 26, 1962 (age 62) | 2027 |
| Isegahama | Asahifuji Seiya | Yokozuna | Isegahama | Master | Special Executive | (1960-07-06) July 6, 1960 (age 64) | 2025 |
| Nishikido | Mitoizumi Masayuki | Sekiwake | Nishikido | Master | Special Executive | (1962-09-02) September 2, 1962 (age 62) | 2027 |
| Shiratama | Kototsubaki Katsuyuki | Maegashira 3 | Sadogatake | Coach | Special Executive | (1960-12-06) December 6, 1960 (age 64) | 2025 |
| Kokonoe | Chiyotaikai Ryūji | Ōzeki | Kokonoe | Master | Special Executive | (1976-04-29) April 29, 1976 (age 48) | 2041 |
| Nakadachi | Oginishiki Yasutoshi | Komusubi | Dewanoumi | Coach | Special Executive | (1971-07-08) July 8, 1971 (age 53) | 2036 |
| Kabutoyama | Ōikari Tsuyoshi | Maegashira 11 | Isenoumi | Coach | Iin | (1972-06-16) June 16, 1972 (age 52) | 2037 |
| Tateyama | Homarefuji Yoshiyuki | Maegashira 6 | Isegahama | Coach | Iin | (1985-05-06) May 6, 1985 (age 39) | 2050 |
| Jinmaku | Fujinoshin Tsukasa | Maegashira 1 | Hakkaku | Coach | Iin | (1960-11-06) November 6, 1960 (age 64) | 2025 |
| Oitekaze | Daishōyama Naoki | Maegashira 2 | Oitekaze | Master | Iin | (1966-07-07) July 7, 1966 (age 58) | 2031 |
| Minato | Minatofuji Takayuki | Maegashira 2 | Minato | Master | Iin | (1968-07-06) July 6, 1968 (age 56) | 2033 |
| Kimura Sehei | Higonoumi Naoya | Maegashira 1 | Kise | Master | Iin | (1969-09-23) September 23, 1969 (age 55) | 2034 |
| Kataonami | Tamakasuga Ryōji | Sekiwake | Kataonami | Master | Iin | (1972-01-07) January 7, 1972 (age 53) | 2037 |
| Inagawa | Futen'ō Izumi | Komusubi | Kise | Coach | Iin | (1980-08-28) August 28, 1980 (age 44) | 2045 |
| Shikimori Hidegorō | Kitazakura Hidetoshi | Maegashira 9 | Shikihide | Master | Iin | (1971-12-15) December 15, 1971 (age 53) | 2036 |
| Nakagawa | Asahisato Kenji | Maegashira 14 | Tokitsukaze | Coach | Iin | (1965-11-09) November 9, 1965 (age 59) | 2030 |
| Tokiwayama | Takamisugi Takakatsu | Komusubi | Tokiwayama | Master | Iin | (1961-03-01) March 1, 1961 (age 63) | 2026 |
| Oshiogawa | Takekaze Akira | Sekiwake | Oshiogawa | Master | Iin | (1979-06-21) June 21, 1979 (age 45) | 2044 |
| Nakamura | Yoshikaze Masatsugu | Sekiwake | Nakamura | Master | Iin | (1982-03-19) March 19, 1982 (age 42) | 2047 |
| Arashio | Sōkokurai Eikichi | Maegashira 2 | Arashio | Master | Iin | (1984-01-09) January 9, 1984 (age 41) | 2049 |
| Yamahibiki | Ganyū Kenji | Maegashira 1 | Yamahibiki | Master | Iin | (1970-08-06) August 6, 1970 (age 54) | 2035 |
| Ōtake | Dairyū Tadahiro | Jūryō 4 | Ōtake | Master | Iin | (1960-09-30) September 30, 1960 (age 64) | 2025 |
| Yamawake | Buyūzan Takeyoshi | Maegashira 1 | Fujishima | Coach | Iin | (1974-07-29) July 29, 1974 (age 50) | 2039 |
| Musashigawa | Musashimaru Kōyō | Yokozuna | Musashigawa | Master | Iin | (1971-05-02) May 2, 1971 (age 53) | 2036 |
| Tagonoura | Takanotsuru Shinichi | Maegashira 8 | Tagonoura | Master | Iin | (1976-06-18) June 18, 1976 (age 48) | 2041 |
| Tamagaki | Tomonohana Shinya | Komusubi | Ōshima | Coach | Iin | (1964-06-23) June 23, 1964 (age 60) | 2029 |
| Ōnaruto | Dejima Takeharu | Ōzeki | Fujishima | Coach | Iin | (1974-03-21) March 21, 1974 (age 50) | 2039 |
| Tatekawa | Tosanoumi Toshio | Sekiwake | Isenoumi | Coach | Iin | (1972-02-16) February 16, 1972 (age 52) | 2037 |
| Urakaze | Shikishima Katsumori | Maegashira 1 | Arashio | Coach | Iin | (1970-12-15) December 15, 1970 (age 54) | 2035 |
| Takenawa | Tochinonada Taiichi | Sekiwake | Kasugano | Coach | Iin | (1974-02-26) February 26, 1974 (age 50) | 2039 |
| Futagoyama | Miyabiyama Tetsushi | Ōzeki | Futagoyama | Master | Iin | (1977-07-28) July 28, 1977 (age 47) | 2042 |
| Asahiyama | Kotonishiki Katsuhiro | Sekiwake | Asahiyama | Master | Iin | (1968-06-08) June 8, 1968 (age 56) | 2033 |
| Naruto | Kotoōshū Katsunori | Ōzeki | Naruto | Master | Iin | (1983-02-19) February 19, 1983 (age 41) | 2048 |
| Ikazuchi | Kakizoe Tōru | Komusubi | Ikazuchi | Master | Iin | (1978-08-12) August 12, 1978 (age 46) | 2043 |
| Azumazeki | Takamisakari Seiken | Komusubi | Hakkaku | Coach | Iin | (1976-05-12) May 12, 1976 (age 48) | 2041 |
| Hanaregoma | Tamanoshima Arata | Sekiwake | Hanaregoma | Master | Iin | (1977-09-15) September 15, 1977 (age 47) | 2042 |
| Ōshima | Kyokutenhō Masaru | Sekiwake | Ōshima | Master | Iin | (1974-09-13) September 13, 1974 (age 50) | 2039 |
| Tokitsukaze | Tosayutaka Yūya | Maegashira 1 | Tokitsukaze | Master | Iin | (1985-03-10) March 10, 1985 (age 39) | 2050 |
| Takasago | Asasekiryū Tarō | Sekiwake | Takasago | Master | Iin | (1981-08-07) August 7, 1981 (age 43) | 2046 |
| Nishonoseki | Kisenosato Yutaka | Yokozuna | Nishonoseki | Master | Iin | (1986-07-03) July 3, 1986 (age 38) | 2051 |
| Hidenoyama | Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro | Ōzeki | Sadogatake | Coach | Iin | (1984-01-30) January 30, 1984 (age 41) | 2049 |
| Ajigawa | Aminishiki Ryūji | Sekiwake | Ajigawa | Master | Iin | (1978-10-03) October 3, 1978 (age 46) | 2043 |
| Fujigane | Daizen Takahiro | Komusubi | Kasugano | Coach | Iin | (1964-12-14) December 14, 1964 (age 60) | 2029 |
| Hatachiyama | Tochinohana Hitoshi | Komusubi | Kasugano | Coach | Iin | (1973-02-28) February 28, 1973 (age 51) | 2038 |
| Takasaki | Kinkaiyama Ryū | Maegashira 6 | Dewanoumi | Coach | Iin | (1976-01-07) January 7, 1976 (age 49) | 2041 |
| Ōnomatsu | Daidō Kenji | Maegashira 8 | Ōnomatsu | Master | Iin | (1982-08-21) August 21, 1982 (age 42) | 2047 |
| Wakafuji | Ōtsukasa Nobuhide | Maegashira 4 | Kise | Coach | Iin | (1971-02-18) February 18, 1971 (age 53) | 2036 |
| Kumagatani | Tamaasuka Daisuke | Maegashira 9 | Kataonami | Coach | Iin | (1983-01-26) January 26, 1983 (age 42) | 2048 |
| Chiganoura | Satoyama Kōsaku | Maegashira 12 | Onoe | Coach | Iin | (1981-05-31) May 31, 1981 (age 43) | 2046 |
| Mihogaseki | Tochisakae Atsushi | Maegashira 1 | Kasugano | Coach | Iin | (1974-06-27) June 27, 1974 (age 50) | 2039 |
| Shiranui | Wakakōyū Masaya | Komusubi | Ōnomatsu | Coach | Iin | (1984-02-24) February 24, 1984 (age 40) | 2049 |
| Onogawa | Kitataiki Akeyoshi | Maegashira 2 | Yamahibiki | Coach | Iin | (1982-10-05) October 5, 1982 (age 42) | 2047 |
| Tatsunami | Asahiyutaka Katsuteru | Komusubi | Tatsunami | Master | Iin | (1968-09-10) September 10, 1968 (age 56) | 2033 |
| Edagawa | Aogiyama Hideki | Maegashira 1 | Tokitsukaze | Coach | Iin | (1970-02-18) February 18, 1970 (age 54) | 2035 |
| Tamanoi | Tochiazuma Daisuke | Ōzeki | Tamanoi | Master | Iin | (1976-11-09) November 9, 1976 (age 48) | 2041 |
| Tanigawa | Hokutōriki Hideki | Sekiwake | Kokonoe | Coach | Iin | (1977-10-31) October 31, 1977 (age 47) | 2042 |
| Matsugane | Tamarikido Hideki | Maegashira 8 | Hanaregoma | Coach | Iin | (1974-04-19) April 19, 1974 (age 50) | 2039 |
| Onoe | Hamanoshima Keishi | Komusubi | Onoe | Master | Iin | (1970-03-21) March 21, 1970 (age 54) | 2035 |
| Shikoroyama | Hōmashō Noriyuki | Komusubi | Shikoroyama | Master | Iin | (1981-04-16) April 16, 1981 (age 43) | 2046 |
| Takekuma | Gōeidō Gōtarō | Ōzeki | Takekuma | Master | Iin | (1986-04-06) April 6, 1986 (age 38) | 2051 |
| Hamakaze | Gojōrō Katsuhiro | Maegashira 3 | Sadogatake | Coach | Iin | (1973-08-18) August 18, 1973 (age 51) | 2038 |
| Sekinoto | Iwakiyama Ryūta | Komusubi | Sakaigawa | Coach | Iin | (1976-03-02) March 2, 1976 (age 48) | 2041 |
| Matsuchiyama | Bushūyama Takashi | Maegashira 3 | Fujishima | Coach | Iin | (1976-05-21) May 21, 1976 (age 48) | 2041 |
| Nishiiwa | Wakanosato Shinobu | Sekiwake | Nishiiwa | Master | Iin | (1976-07-10) July 10, 1976 (age 48) | 2041 |
| Otowayama | Kakuryū Rikisaburō | Yokozuna | Otowayama | Master | Iin | (1985-08-10) August 10, 1985 (age 39) | 2050 |
| Kiyomigata | Tochiōzan Yūichirō | Sekiwake | Kasugano | Coach | Shunin | (1987-03-09) March 9, 1987 (age 37) | 2052 |
| Yamashina | Toyohibiki Ryūta | Maegashira 2 | Sakaigawa | Coach | Shunin | (1984-11-16) November 16, 1984 (age 40) | 2049 |
| Kasugayama | Ikioi Shōta | Sekiwake | Isenoumi | Coach | Shunin | (1986-10-11) October 11, 1986 (age 38) | 2051 |
| Minatogawa | Takakeishō Takanobu | Ōzeki | Tokiwayama | Coach | Iin taigu toshiyori | (1996-08-05) August 5, 1996 (age 28) | 2061 |
| Miyagino | Hakuhō Shō | Yokozuna | Isegahama | Coach | Toshiyori | (1985-03-11) March 11, 1985 (age 39) | 2050 |
| Tomozuna | Kaisei Ichiro | Sekiwake | Asakayama | Coach | Toshiyori | (1986-12-18) December 18, 1986 (age 38) | 2051 |
| Kimigahama | Okinoumi Ayumi | Sekiwake | Hakkaku | Coach | Toshiyori | (1985-07-29) July 29, 1985 (age 39) | 2050 |
| Magaki | Ishiura Shikanosuke | Maegashira 5 | Isegahama | Coach | Toshiyori | (1990-01-10) January 10, 1990 (age 35) | 2055 |
| Araiso | Kotoyūki Kazuyoshi | Sekiwake | Sadogatake | Coach | Toshiyori | (1991-04-02) April 2, 1991 (age 33) | 2056 |
| Sanoyama | Chiyonokuni Toshiki | Maegashira 1 | Kokonoe | Coach | Toshiyori | (1990-07-10) July 10, 1990 (age 34) | 2055 |
| Oguruma | Kotoekō Mitsunori | Maegashira 4 | Sadogatake | Coach | Toshiyori | (1991-11-20) November 20, 1991 (age 33) | 2056 |
| Furiwake | Myōgiryū Yasunari | Sekiwake | Sakaigawa | Coach | Toshiyori | (1986-10-22) October 22, 1986 (age 38) | 2051 |
| Iwatomo | Aoiyama Kōsuke | Sekiwake | Kasugano | Coach | Toshiyori | (1986-06-19) June 19, 1986 (age 38) | 2051 |
| Tatsutagawa | Hōchiyama Kōkan | Maegashira 14 | Sakaigawa | Coach | Toshiyori | (1982-01-18) January 18, 1982 (age 43) | 2047 |
| Nishikijima | Shōtenrō Taishi | Maegashira 2 | Fujishima | Coach | Toshiyori | (1982-01-31) January 31, 1982 (age 42) | 2047 |
| Kitajin | Tenkaihō Takayuki | Maegashira 8 | Onoe | Coach | Toshiyori | (1984-10-14) October 14, 1984 (age 40) | 2049 |
| Ōyama | Chiyoōtori Yūki | Komusubi | Kokonoe | Coach | Toshiyori | (1992-10-11) October 11, 1992 (age 32) | 2057 |
| Izutsu | Akiseyama Mitsuhiko | Maegashira 12 | Kise | Coach | Toshiyori | (1985-07-18) July 18, 1985 (age 39) | 2050 |
| Sendagawa | Tokushōryū Makoto | Maegashira 2 | Kise | Coach | Toshiyori | (1986-08-22) August 22, 1986 (age 38) | 2051 |
| Minezaki | Misugiiso Takuya | Maegashira 2 | Shibatayama | Coach | Consultant | (1956-05-11) May 11, 1956 (age 68) | 2021/2026* |
| Tatsutayama | Sasshūnada Yasutaka | Maegashira 1 | Oitekaze | Coach | Consultant | (1957-06-07) June 7, 1957 (age 67) | 2022/2027* |
| Takashima | Kōbōyama Daizō | Sekiwake | Oitekaze | Coach | Consultant | (1957-08-15) August 15, 1957 (age 67) | 2022/2027* |
| Kagamiyama | Tagaryū Shōji | Sekiwake | Isenoumi | Coach | Consultant | (1958-02-15) February 15, 1958 (age 66) | 2023/2028* |
| Irumagawa | Tochitsukasa Tetsuo | Sekiwake | Ikazuchi | Coach | Consultant | (1958-04-25) April 25, 1958 (age 66) | 2023/2028* |
| Michinoku | Kirishima Kazuhiro | Ōzeki | Otowayama | Coach | Consultant | (1959-04-03) April 3, 1959 (age 65) | 2024/2029* |
| Hanakago | Daijuyama Tadaaki | Sekiwake | Takadagawa | Coach | Consultant | (1959-04-11) April 11, 1959 (age 65) | 2024/2029* |
| Dekiyama | vacant | vacant | vacant | vacant | vacant | vacant | vacant |
| Kiriyama | vacant | vacant | vacant | vacant | vacant | vacant | vacant |

## 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.