List of yokozuna
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Yokozuna is the highest rank of sumo wrestling. It was not recorded on the banzuke until 1890 and was not officially recognised as sumo's highest rank until 1909. Until then, yokozuna was merely a licence given to certain ōzeki to perform the dohyō-iri ceremony. It was not always the strongest ōzeki but those with the most influential patrons who were chosen. The first list of yokozuna (with 17 names in total) was compiled by the 12th yokozuna Jinmaku Kyūgorō in 1900 but was not regarded as official until 1926 when it was published by the newly formed Japan Sumo Association and updated to 31 names. Since that time, 44 more yokozuna have been promoted. The Sumo Association have overseen all promotions since Chiyonoyama's in 1951. Two consecutive tournament championships or an "equivalent performance" at ōzeki level are the minimum requirement for promotion to yokozuna in modern sumo. The longest serving yokozuna ever was Hakuhō, who was promoted in 2007 and retired in 2021. The number of top division championships (yūshō) won by each yokozuna is also listed. Those listed for yokozuna active before the summer tournament of 1909 are historically conferred from the win–loss records of the time as no system of championships existed up to this time.
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· List
Japanese
Japanese
No.
Rōmaji
Name
Japanese
Akashi Shiganosuke
Akashi Shiganosuke
No.
1
Name
Akashi Shiganosuke
Name
明石 志賀之助
mw- Yūshō
—
Stable
—
Home town
Utsunomiya, Tochigi ?
Promoted
?
Retired
1649 ? †
Style
—
Elder name
None
Ayagawa Gorōji
Ayagawa Gorōji
No.
2
Name
Ayagawa Gorōji
Name
綾川 五郎次
mw- Yūshō
—
Stable
—
Home town
Tochigi ?
Promoted
?
Retired
1765 ? †
Style
—
Elder name
None
Maruyama Gondazaemon
Maruyama Gondazaemon
No.
3
Name
Maruyama Gondazaemon
Name
丸山 権太左衛門
mw- Yūshō
—
Stable
Nanatsumori
Home town
Tome, Miyagi
Promoted
1749
Retired
1749 †
Style
—
Elder name
None
Tanikaze Kajinosuke
Tanikaze Kajinosuke
No.
4
Name
Tanikaze Kajinosuke
Name
谷風 梶之助
mw- Yūshō
21
Stable
Isenoumi
Home town
Sendai, Miyagi
Promoted
1789
Retired
1795 †
Style
—
Elder name
None
Onogawa Kisaburō
Onogawa Kisaburō
No.
5
Name
Onogawa Kisaburō
Name
小野川 喜三郎
mw- Yūshō
7
Stable
Onogawa
Home town
Ōtsu, Shiga
Promoted
1789
Retired
1797
Style
—
Elder name
Onogawa
Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke
Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke
No.
6
Name
Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke
Name
阿武松 緑之助
mw- Yūshō
5
Stable
Shikoroyama
Home town
Noto, Ishikawa
Promoted
1828
Retired
1835
Style
—
Elder name
Onomatsu
Inazuma Raigorō
Inazuma Raigorō
No.
7
Name
Inazuma Raigorō
Name
稲妻 雷五郎
mw- Yūshō
10
Stable
Sadogatake
Home town
Inashiki, Ibaraki
Promoted
1830
Retired
1839
Style
—
Elder name
None
Shiranui Dakuemon
Shiranui Dakuemon
No.
8
Name
Shiranui Dakuemon
Name
不知火 諾右衛門
mw- Yūshō
1
Stable
Urakaze
Home town
Uto, Kumamoto
Promoted
1840
Retired
1844
Style
—
Elder name
Minato
Hidenoyama Raigorō
Hidenoyama Raigorō
No.
9
Name
Hidenoyama Raigorō
Name
秀の山 雷五郎
mw- Yūshō
6
Stable
Hidenoyama
Home town
Kesennuma, Miyagi
Promoted
1847
Retired
1850
Style
—
Elder name
Hidenoyama
Unryū Kyūkichi
Unryū Kyūkichi
No.
10
Name
Unryū Kyūkichi
Name
雲龍 久吉
mw- Yūshō
7
Stable
Jinmaku
Home town
Yanagawa, Fukuoka
Promoted
1861
Retired
1865
Style
Shiranui
Elder name
Oitekaze
Shiranui Kōemon
Shiranui Kōemon
No.
11
Name
Shiranui Kōemon
Name
不知火 光右衛門
mw- Yūshō
3
Stable
Sakaigawa
Home town
Ōzu, Kumamoto
Promoted
1863
Retired
1869
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Minato
Jinmaku Kyūgorō
Jinmaku Kyūgorō
No.
12
Name
Jinmaku Kyūgorō
Name
陣幕 久五郎
mw- Yūshō
5
Stable
Hidenoyama
Home town
Matsue, Shimane
Promoted
1867
Retired
1867
Style
—
Elder name
None
Kimenzan Tanigorō
Kimenzan Tanigorō
No.
13
Name
Kimenzan Tanigorō
Name
鬼面山 谷五郎
mw- Yūshō
7
Stable
Takekuma
Home town
Yōrō, Gifu
Promoted
1869
Retired
1870
Style
Shiranui
Elder name
None
Sakaigawa Namiemon
Sakaigawa Namiemon
No.
14
Name
Sakaigawa Namiemon
Name
境川 浪右衛門
mw- Yūshō
5
Stable
Sakaigawa
Home town
Ichikawa, Chiba
Promoted
1877
Retired
1881
Style
—
Elder name
Sakaigawa
Umegatani Tōtarō I
Umegatani Tōtarō I
No.
15
Name
Umegatani Tōtarō I
Name
梅ケ谷 藤太郎 (初代)
mw- Yūshō
9
Stable
Tamagaki
Home town
Asakura, Fukuoka
Promoted
1884
Retired
1885
Style
—
Elder name
Ikazuchi
Nishinoumi Kajirō I
Nishinoumi Kajirō I
No.
16
Name
Nishinoumi Kajirō I
Name
西ノ海 嘉治郎 (初代)
mw- Yūshō
2
Stable
Takasago
Home town
Satsumasendai, Kagoshima
Promoted
1890
Retired
1896
Style
—
Elder name
Izutsu
Konishiki Yasokichi I
Konishiki Yasokichi I
No.
17
Name
Konishiki Yasokichi I
Name
小錦 八十吉
mw- Yūshō
7
Stable
Takasago
Home town
Yokoshibahikari, Chiba
Promoted
1896
Retired
1901
Style
—
Elder name
Hatachiyama
Ōzutsu Man'emon
Ōzutsu Man'emon
No.
18
Name
Ōzutsu Man'emon
Name
大砲 万右衛門
mw- Yūshō
2
Stable
Oguruma
Home town
Shiroishi, Miyagi
Promoted
1901
Retired
1908
Style
—
Elder name
Matsuchiyama
Hitachiyama Taniemon
Hitachiyama Taniemon
No.
19
Name
Hitachiyama Taniemon
Name
常陸山 谷右衛門
mw- Yūshō
8
Stable
Dewanoumi
Home town
Mito, Ibaraki
Promoted
1903
Retired
1914
Style
—
Elder name
Dewanoumi
Umegatani Tōtarō II
Umegatani Tōtarō II
No.
20
Name
Umegatani Tōtarō II
Name
梅ヶ谷 藤太郎 (二代)
mw- Yūshō
3
Stable
Ikazuchi
Home town
Toyama
Promoted
1903
Retired
1915
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Ikazuchi
Wakashima Gonshirō
Wakashima Gonshirō
No.
21
Name
Wakashima Gonshirō
Name
若島 権四郎
mw- Yūshō
4
Stable
Nakamura
Home town
Ichikawa, Chiba
Promoted
1905
Retired
1907
Style
—
Elder name
Wakashima ¤
Tachiyama Mineemon
Tachiyama Mineemon
No.
22
Name
Tachiyama Mineemon
Name
太刀山 峰右衛門
mw- Yūshō
11
Stable
Tomozuna
Home town
Toyama
Promoted
1911
Retired
1918
Style
Shiranui
Elder name
Azumazeki ¤
Ōkido Moriemon
Ōkido Moriemon
No.
23
Name
Ōkido Moriemon
Name
大木戸 森右衛門
mw- Yūshō
10
Stable
Minato
Home town
Kobe, Hyōgo
Promoted
1912
Retired
1914
Style
—
Elder name
Minato
Ōtori Tanigorō
Ōtori Tanigorō
No.
24
Name
Ōtori Tanigorō
Name
鳳 谷五郎
mw- Yūshō
2
Stable
Miyagino
Home town
Inzai, Chiba
Promoted
1915
Retired
1920
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Miyagino
Nishinoumi Kajirō II
Nishinoumi Kajirō II
No.
25
Name
Nishinoumi Kajirō II
Name
西ノ海 嘉治郎 (二代)
mw- Yūshō
1
Stable
Izutsu
Home town
Nishinoomote, Kagoshima
Promoted
1916
Retired
1918
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Izutsu
Ōnishiki Uichirō
Ōnishiki Uichirō
No.
26
Name
Ōnishiki Uichirō
Name
大錦 卯一郎
mw- Yūshō
5
Stable
Dewanoumi
Home town
Osaka
Promoted
1917
Retired
1923
Style
Unryū
Elder name
None
Tochigiyama Moriya
Tochigiyama Moriya
No.
27
Name
Tochigiyama Moriya
Name
栃木山 守也
mw- Yūshō
9
Stable
Dewanoumi
Home town
Tochigi
Promoted
1918
Retired
1925
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Kasugano
Ōnishiki Daigorō
Ōnishiki Daigorō
No.
28
Name
Ōnishiki Daigorō
Name
大錦 大五郎
mw- Yūshō
6
Stable
Asahiyama
Home town
Yatomi, Aichi
Promoted
1918
Retired
1922
Style
Unryū
Elder name
None
Miyagiyama Fukumatsu
Miyagiyama Fukumatsu
No.
29
Name
Miyagiyama Fukumatsu
Name
宮城山 福松
mw- Yūshō
6
Stable
Takadagawa
Home town
Ichinoseki, Iwate
Promoted
1922
Retired
1931
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Shibatayama
Nishinoumi Kajirō III
Nishinoumi Kajirō III
No.
30
Name
Nishinoumi Kajirō III
Name
西ノ海 嘉治郎 (三代)
mw- Yūshō
1
Stable
Izutsu
Home town
Kirishima, Kagoshima
Promoted
1923
Retired
1928
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Asakayama
Tsunenohana Kan'ichi
Tsunenohana Kan'ichi
No.
31
Name
Tsunenohana Kan'ichi
Name
常ノ花 寛市
mw- Yūshō
10
Stable
Dewanoumi
Home town
Okayama
Promoted
1924
Retired
1930
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Dewanoumi
Tamanishiki San'emon
Tamanishiki San'emon
No.
32
Name
Tamanishiki San'emon
Name
玉錦 三右衛門
mw- Yūshō
9
Stable
Nishonoseki
Home town
Kōchi
Promoted
1932
Retired
1938 †
Style
Unryū
Elder name
None
Musashiyama Takeshi
Musashiyama Takeshi
No.
33
Name
Musashiyama Takeshi
Name
武蔵山 武
mw- Yūshō
1
Stable
Dewanoumi
Home town
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Promoted
1935
Retired
1939
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Dekiyama ¤
Minanogawa Tōzō
Minanogawa Tōzō
No.
34
Name
Minanogawa Tōzō
Name
男女ノ川 登三
mw- Yūshō
2
Stable
Sadogatake
Home town
Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Promoted
1936
Retired
1942
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Minanogawa ¤
Futabayama Sadaji
Futabayama Sadaji
No.
35
Name
Futabayama Sadaji
Name
双葉山 定次
mw- Yūshō
12
Stable
Tatsunami
Home town
Usa, Ōita
Promoted
1937
Retired
1945
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Tokitsukaze
Haguroyama Masaji
Haguroyama Masaji
No.
36
Name
Haguroyama Masaji
Name
羽黒山 政司
mw- Yūshō
7
Stable
Tatsunami
Home town
Niigata
Promoted
1941
Retired
1953
Style
Shiranui
Elder name
Tatsunami
Akinoumi Setsuo
Akinoumi Setsuo
No.
37
Name
Akinoumi Setsuo
Name
安藝ノ海 節男
mw- Yūshō
1
Stable
Dewanoumi
Home town
Hiroshima
Promoted
1942
Retired
1946
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Fujishima ¤
Terukuni Manzō
Terukuni Manzō
No.
38
Name
Terukuni Manzō
Name
照國 万蔵
mw- Yūshō
2
Stable
Isegahama
Home town
Yuzawa, Akita
Promoted
1942
Retired
1953
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Isegahama
Maedayama Eigorō
Maedayama Eigorō
No.
39
Name
Maedayama Eigorō
Name
前田山 英五郎
mw- Yūshō
1
Stable
Takasago
Home town
Yawatahama, Ehime
Promoted
1947
Retired
1949
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Takasago
Azumafuji Kin'ichi
Azumafuji Kin'ichi
No.
40
Name
Azumafuji Kin'ichi
Name
東富士 欽壱
mw- Yūshō
6
Stable
Takasago
Home town
Taitō, Tokyo
Promoted
1948
Retired
1954
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Nishikido ¤
Chiyonoyama Masanobu
Chiyonoyama Masanobu
No.
41
Name
Chiyonoyama Masanobu
Name
千代の山 雅信
mw- Yūshō
6
Stable
Dewanoumi
Home town
Fukushima, Hokkaido
Promoted
1951
Retired
1959
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Kokonoe
Kagamisato Kiyoji
Kagamisato Kiyoji
No.
42
Name
Kagamisato Kiyoji
Name
鏡里 喜代治
mw- Yūshō
4
Stable
Tokitsukaze
Home town
Sannohe, Aomori
Promoted
1953
Retired
1958
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Tatsutagawa
Yoshibayama Junnosuke
Yoshibayama Junnosuke
No.
43
Name
Yoshibayama Junnosuke
Name
吉葉山 潤之輔
mw- Yūshō
1
Stable
Takashima
Home town
Ishikari, Hokkaido
Promoted
1954
Retired
1958
Style
Shiranui
Elder name
Miyagino
Tochinishiki Kiyotaka
Tochinishiki Kiyotaka
No.
44
Name
Tochinishiki Kiyotaka
Name
栃錦 清隆
mw- Yūshō
10
Stable
Kasugano
Home town
Edogawa, Tokyo
Promoted
1954
Retired
1960
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Kasugano
Wakanohana Kanji I
Wakanohana Kanji I
No.
45
Name
Wakanohana Kanji I
Name
若乃花 幹士 (初代)
mw- Yūshō
10
Stable
Hanakago
Home town
Hirosaki, Aomori
Promoted
1958
Retired
1962
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Futagoyama
Asashio Tarō III
Asashio Tarō III
No.
46
Name
Asashio Tarō III
Name
朝潮 太郎
mw- Yūshō
5
Stable
Takasago
Home town
Tokunoshima, Kagoshima
Promoted
1959
Retired
1962
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Takasago
Kashiwado Tsuyoshi
Kashiwado Tsuyoshi
No.
47
Name
Kashiwado Tsuyoshi
Name
柏戸 剛
mw- Yūshō
5
Stable
Isenoumi
Home town
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Promoted
1961
Retired
1969
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Kagamiyama
Taihō Kōki
Taihō Kōki
No.
48
Name
Taihō Kōki
Name
大鵬 幸喜
mw- Yūshō
32
Stable
Nishonoseki
Home town
Teshikaga, Hokkaido
Promoted
1961
Retired
1971
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Taihō
Tochinoumi Teruyoshi
Tochinoumi Teruyoshi
No.
49
Name
Tochinoumi Teruyoshi
Name
栃ノ海 晃嘉
mw- Yūshō
3
Stable
Kasugano
Home town
Inakadate, Aomori
Promoted
1964
Retired
1966
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Kasugano
Sadanoyama Shinmatsu
Sadanoyama Shinmatsu
No.
50
Name
Sadanoyama Shinmatsu
Name
佐田の山 晋松
mw- Yūshō
6
Stable
Dewanoumi
Home town
Shin-Kamigotō, Nagasaki
Promoted
1965
Retired
1968
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Nakadachi
Tamanoumi Masahiro
Tamanoumi Masahiro
No.
51
Name
Tamanoumi Masahiro
Name
玉の海 正洋
mw- Yūshō
6
Stable
Kataonami
Home town
Gamagōri, Aichi
Promoted
1970
Retired
1971 †
Style
Shiranui
Elder name
None
Kitanofuji Katsuaki
Kitanofuji Katsuaki
No.
52
Name
Kitanofuji Katsuaki
Name
北の富士 勝昭
mw- Yūshō
10
Stable
Kokonoe
Home town
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
Promoted
1970
Retired
1974
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Jinmaku
Kotozakura Masakatsu
Kotozakura Masakatsu
No.
53
Name
Kotozakura Masakatsu
Name
琴櫻 傑将
mw- Yūshō
5
Stable
Sadogatake
Home town
Kurayoshi, Tottori
Promoted
1973
Retired
1974
Style
Shiranui
Elder name
Sadogatake
Wajima Hiroshi
Wajima Hiroshi
No.
54
Name
Wajima Hiroshi
Name
輪島 大士
mw- Yūshō
14
Stable
Hanakago
Home town
Nanao, Ishikawa
Promoted
1973
Retired
1981
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Hanakago ¤
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu
No.
55
Name
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu
Name
北の湖 敏満
mw- Yūshō
24
Stable
Mihogaseki
Home town
Sōbetsu, Hokkaido
Promoted
1974
Retired
1985
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Kitanoumi
Wakanohana Kanji II
Wakanohana Kanji II
No.
56
Name
Wakanohana Kanji II
Name
若乃花 幹士 (二代)
mw- Yūshō
4
Stable
Futagoyama
Home town
Ōwani, Aomori
Promoted
1978
Retired
1983
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Magaki
Mienoumi Tsuyoshi
Mienoumi Tsuyoshi
No.
57
Name
Mienoumi Tsuyoshi
Name
三重ノ海 剛司
mw- Yūshō
3
Stable
Dewanoumi
Home town
Matsusaka, Mie
Promoted
1979
Retired
1980
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Musashigawa
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
No.
58
Name
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
Name
千代の富士 貢
mw- Yūshō
31
Stable
Kokonoe
Home town
Fukushima, Hokkaido
Promoted
1981
Retired
1991
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Kokonoe
Takanosato Toshihide
Takanosato Toshihide
No.
59
Name
Takanosato Toshihide
Name
隆の里 俊英
mw- Yūshō
4
Stable
Futagoyama
Home town
Aomori
Promoted
1983
Retired
1986
Style
Shiranui
Elder name
Naruto
Futahaguro Kōji
Futahaguro Kōji
No.
60
Name
Futahaguro Kōji
Name
双羽黒 光司
mw- Yūshō
0
Stable
Tatsunami
Home town
Tsu, Mie
Promoted
1986
Retired
1988
Style
Shiranui
Elder name
None
Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi
Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi
No.
61
Name
Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi
Name
北勝海 信芳
mw- Yūshō
8
Stable
Kokonoe
Home town
Hiroo, Hokkaido
Promoted
1987
Retired
1992
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Hakkaku
Ōnokuni Yasushi
Ōnokuni Yasushi
No.
62
Name
Ōnokuni Yasushi
Name
大乃国 康
mw- Yūshō
2
Stable
Hanaregoma
Home town
Memuro, Hokkaido
Promoted
1987
Retired
1991
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Shibatayama
Asahifuji Seiya
Asahifuji Seiya
No.
63
Name
Asahifuji Seiya
Name
旭富士 正也
mw- Yūshō
4
Stable
Ōshima
Home town
Tsugaru, Aomori
Promoted
1990
Retired
1992
Style
Shiranui
Elder name
Isegahama
Akebono Tarō
Akebono Tarō
No.
64
Name
Akebono Tarō
Name
曙 太郎
mw- Yūshō
11
Stable
Azumazeki
Home town
Waimānalo, Hawaii (United States)
Promoted
1993
Retired
2001
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Akebono ¤
Takanohana Kōji
Takanohana Kōji
No.
65
Name
Takanohana Kōji
Name
貴乃花 光司
mw- Yūshō
22
Stable
Futagoyama
Home town
Nakano, Tokyo
Promoted
1994
Retired
2003
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Takanohana ¤
Wakanohana Masaru
Wakanohana Masaru
No.
66
Name
Wakanohana Masaru
Name
若乃花 勝
mw- Yūshō
5
Stable
Futagoyama
Home town
Nakano, Tokyo
Promoted
1998
Retired
2000
Style
Shiranui
Elder name
Fujishima ¤
Musashimaru Kōyō
Musashimaru Kōyō
No.
67
Name
Musashimaru Kōyō
Name
武蔵丸 光洋
mw- Yūshō
12
Stable
Musashigawa
Home town
Oahu, Hawaii, United States
Promoted
1999
Retired
2003
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Musashigawa
Asashōryū Akinori
Asashōryū Akinori
No.
68
Name
Asashōryū Akinori
Name
朝青龍 明徳
mw- Yūshō
25
Stable
Takasago
Home town
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Promoted
2003
Retired
2010
Style
Unryū
Elder name
None
Hakuhō Shō
Hakuhō Shō
No.
69
Name
Hakuhō Shō
Name
白鵬 翔
mw- Yūshō
45
Stable
Miyagino
Home town
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Promoted
2007
Retired
2021
Style
Shiranui
Elder name
Miyagino ¤
Harumafuji Kōhei
Harumafuji Kōhei
No.
70
Name
Harumafuji Kōhei
Name
日馬富士 公平
mw- Yūshō
9
Stable
Isegahama
Home town
Govi-Altai, Mongolia
Promoted
2012
Retired
2017
Style
Shiranui
Elder name
None
Kakuryū Rikisaburō
Kakuryū Rikisaburō
No.
71
Name
Kakuryū Rikisaburō
Name
鶴竜 力三郎
mw- Yūshō
6
Stable
Izutsu
Home town
Sükhbaatar, Mongolia
Promoted
2014
Retired
2021
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Otowayama
Kisenosato Yutaka
Kisenosato Yutaka
No.
72
Name
Kisenosato Yutaka
Name
稀勢の里 寛
mw- Yūshō
2
Stable
Tagonoura
Home town
Ushiku, Ibaraki
Promoted
2017
Retired
2019
Style
Unryū
Elder name
Nishonoseki
Terunofuji Haruo
Terunofuji Haruo
No.
73
Name
Terunofuji Haruo
Name
照ノ富士 春雄
mw- Yūshō
10
Stable
Isegahama
Home town
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Promoted
2021
Retired
2025
Style
Shiranui
Elder name
Isegahama
Hōshōryū Tomokatsu
Hōshōryū Tomokatsu
No.
74
Name
Hōshōryū Tomokatsu
Name
豊昇龍 智勝
mw- Yūshō
2
Stable
Tatsunami
Home town
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Promoted
2025
Retired
active
Style
Unryū
Elder name
—
Ōnosato Daiki
Ōnosato Daiki
No.
75
Name
Ōnosato Daiki
Name
大の里 泰輝
mw- Yūshō
5
Stable
Nishonoseki
Home town
Tsubata, Ishikawa
Promoted
2025
Retired
active
Style
Unryū
Elder name
—
| No. | Name | mw- Yūshō | Stable | Home town | Promoted | Retired | Style | Elder name | |
| Rōmaji | Japanese | ||||||||
| 1 | Akashi Shiganosuke | 明石 志賀之助 | — | — | Utsunomiya, Tochigi ? | ? | 1649 ? † | — | None |
| 2 | Ayagawa Gorōji | 綾川 五郎次 | — | — | Tochigi ? | ? | 1765 ? † | — | None |
| 3 | Maruyama Gondazaemon | 丸山 権太左衛門 | — | Nanatsumori | Tome, Miyagi | 1749 | 1749 † | — | None |
| 4 | Tanikaze Kajinosuke | 谷風 梶之助 | 21 | Isenoumi | Sendai, Miyagi | 1789 | 1795 † | — | None |
| 5 | Onogawa Kisaburō | 小野川 喜三郎 | 7 | Onogawa | Ōtsu, Shiga | 1789 | 1797 | — | Onogawa |
| 6 | Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke | 阿武松 緑之助 | 5 | Shikoroyama | Noto, Ishikawa | 1828 | 1835 | — | Onomatsu |
| 7 | Inazuma Raigorō | 稲妻 雷五郎 | 10 | Sadogatake | Inashiki, Ibaraki | 1830 | 1839 | — | None |
| 8 | Shiranui Dakuemon | 不知火 諾右衛門 | 1 | Urakaze | Uto, Kumamoto | 1840 | 1844 | — | Minato |
| 9 | Hidenoyama Raigorō | 秀の山 雷五郎 | 6 | Hidenoyama | Kesennuma, Miyagi | 1847 | 1850 | — | Hidenoyama |
| 10 | Unryū Kyūkichi | 雲龍 久吉 | 7 | Jinmaku | Yanagawa, Fukuoka | 1861 | 1865 | Shiranui | Oitekaze |
| 11 | Shiranui Kōemon | 不知火 光右衛門 | 3 | Sakaigawa | Ōzu, Kumamoto | 1863 | 1869 | Unryū | Minato |
| 12 | Jinmaku Kyūgorō | 陣幕 久五郎 | 5 | Hidenoyama | Matsue, Shimane | 1867 | 1867 | — | None |
| 13 | Kimenzan Tanigorō | 鬼面山 谷五郎 | 7 | Takekuma | Yōrō, Gifu | 1869 | 1870 | Shiranui | None |
| 14 | Sakaigawa Namiemon | 境川 浪右衛門 | 5 | Sakaigawa | Ichikawa, Chiba | 1877 | 1881 | — | Sakaigawa |
| 15 | Umegatani Tōtarō I | 梅ケ谷 藤太郎 (初代) | 9 | Tamagaki | Asakura, Fukuoka | 1884 | 1885 | — | Ikazuchi |
| 16 | Nishinoumi Kajirō I | 西ノ海 嘉治郎 (初代) | 2 | Takasago | Satsumasendai, Kagoshima | 1890 | 1896 | — | Izutsu |
| 17 | Konishiki Yasokichi I | 小錦 八十吉 | 7 | Takasago | Yokoshibahikari, Chiba | 1896 | 1901 | — | Hatachiyama |
| 18 | Ōzutsu Man'emon | 大砲 万右衛門 | 2 | Oguruma | Shiroishi, Miyagi | 1901 | 1908 | — | Matsuchiyama |
| 19 | Hitachiyama Taniemon | 常陸山 谷右衛門 | 8 | Dewanoumi | Mito, Ibaraki | 1903 | 1914 | — | Dewanoumi |
| 20 | Umegatani Tōtarō II | 梅ヶ谷 藤太郎 (二代) | 3 | Ikazuchi | Toyama | 1903 | 1915 | Unryū | Ikazuchi |
| 21 | Wakashima Gonshirō | 若島 権四郎 | 4 | Nakamura | Ichikawa, Chiba | 1905 | 1907 | — | Wakashima ¤ |
| 22 | Tachiyama Mineemon | 太刀山 峰右衛門 | 11 | Tomozuna | Toyama | 1911 | 1918 | Shiranui | Azumazeki ¤ |
| 23 | Ōkido Moriemon | 大木戸 森右衛門 | 10 | Minato | Kobe, Hyōgo | 1912 | 1914 | — | Minato |
| 24 | Ōtori Tanigorō | 鳳 谷五郎 | 2 | Miyagino | Inzai, Chiba | 1915 | 1920 | Unryū | Miyagino |
| 25 | Nishinoumi Kajirō II | 西ノ海 嘉治郎 (二代) | 1 | Izutsu | Nishinoomote, Kagoshima | 1916 | 1918 | Unryū | Izutsu |
| 26 | Ōnishiki Uichirō | 大錦 卯一郎 | 5 | Dewanoumi | Osaka | 1917 | 1923 | Unryū | None |
| 27 | Tochigiyama Moriya | 栃木山 守也 | 9 | Dewanoumi | Tochigi | 1918 | 1925 | Unryū | Kasugano |
| 28 | Ōnishiki Daigorō | 大錦 大五郎 | 6 | Asahiyama | Yatomi, Aichi | 1918 | 1922 | Unryū | None |
| 29 | Miyagiyama Fukumatsu | 宮城山 福松 | 6 | Takadagawa | Ichinoseki, Iwate | 1922 | 1931 | Unryū | Shibatayama |
| 30 | Nishinoumi Kajirō III | 西ノ海 嘉治郎 (三代) | 1 | Izutsu | Kirishima, Kagoshima | 1923 | 1928 | Unryū | Asakayama |
| 31 | Tsunenohana Kan'ichi | 常ノ花 寛市 | 10 | Dewanoumi | Okayama | 1924 | 1930 | Unryū | Dewanoumi |
| 32 | Tamanishiki San'emon | 玉錦 三右衛門 | 9 | Nishonoseki | Kōchi | 1932 | 1938 † | Unryū | None |
| 33 | Musashiyama Takeshi | 武蔵山 武 | 1 | Dewanoumi | Yokohama, Kanagawa | 1935 | 1939 | Unryū | Dekiyama ¤ |
| 34 | Minanogawa Tōzō | 男女ノ川 登三 | 2 | Sadogatake | Tsukuba, Ibaraki | 1936 | 1942 | Unryū | Minanogawa ¤ |
| 35 | Futabayama Sadaji | 双葉山 定次 | 12 | Tatsunami | Usa, Ōita | 1937 | 1945 | Unryū | Tokitsukaze |
| 36 | Haguroyama Masaji | 羽黒山 政司 | 7 | Tatsunami | Niigata | 1941 | 1953 | Shiranui | Tatsunami |
| 37 | Akinoumi Setsuo | 安藝ノ海 節男 | 1 | Dewanoumi | Hiroshima | 1942 | 1946 | Unryū | Fujishima ¤ |
| 38 | Terukuni Manzō | 照國 万蔵 | 2 | Isegahama | Yuzawa, Akita | 1942 | 1953 | Unryū | Isegahama |
| 39 | Maedayama Eigorō | 前田山 英五郎 | 1 | Takasago | Yawatahama, Ehime | 1947 | 1949 | Unryū | Takasago |
| 40 | Azumafuji Kin'ichi | 東富士 欽壱 | 6 | Takasago | Taitō, Tokyo | 1948 | 1954 | Unryū | Nishikido ¤ |
| 41 | Chiyonoyama Masanobu | 千代の山 雅信 | 6 | Dewanoumi | Fukushima, Hokkaido | 1951 | 1959 | Unryū | Kokonoe |
| 42 | Kagamisato Kiyoji | 鏡里 喜代治 | 4 | Tokitsukaze | Sannohe, Aomori | 1953 | 1958 | Unryū | Tatsutagawa |
| 43 | Yoshibayama Junnosuke | 吉葉山 潤之輔 | 1 | Takashima | Ishikari, Hokkaido | 1954 | 1958 | Shiranui | Miyagino |
| 44 | Tochinishiki Kiyotaka | 栃錦 清隆 | 10 | Kasugano | Edogawa, Tokyo | 1954 | 1960 | Unryū | Kasugano |
| 45 | Wakanohana Kanji I | 若乃花 幹士 (初代) | 10 | Hanakago | Hirosaki, Aomori | 1958 | 1962 | Unryū | Futagoyama |
| 46 | Asashio Tarō III | 朝潮 太郎 | 5 | Takasago | Tokunoshima, Kagoshima | 1959 | 1962 | Unryū | Takasago |
| 47 | Kashiwado Tsuyoshi | 柏戸 剛 | 5 | Isenoumi | Tsuruoka, Yamagata | 1961 | 1969 | Unryū | Kagamiyama |
| 48 | Taihō Kōki | 大鵬 幸喜 | 32 | Nishonoseki | Teshikaga, Hokkaido | 1961 | 1971 | Unryū | Taihō |
References
- At the time of promotion
- Modernized, as listed by the Japan Sumo Association
- Yokozuna was not listed as a rank on the banzuke until 1890, so all promotion dates from the 4th yokozuna Tanikaze until
- This column shows the name used as an elder of the Japan Sumo Association after retirement. Only the final elder name is
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