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