Makuuchi (幕内), or makunouchi (幕の内), is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers (rikishi), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments.
Tanikaze Kajinosuke was a Japanese sumo wrestler from the Edo period. Officially recognized as the fourth yokozuna, he was however effectively the first, as he was the first to be awarded the title during his lifetime. He achieved great fame and, though championships from this period are unofficial, he achieved the equivalent of 21 tournament championships. He was also the coach of Raiden Tameemon.
Kaiō Hiroyuki is a former professional sumo wrestler from Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan.
Mienoumi Tsuyoshi is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Matsusaka, Mie. He was the 57th yokozuna of the sport. After retiring he founded the Musashigawa stable and was a chairman of the Japan Sumo Association. He was the first rikishi in history who was demoted from the rank of Ozeki but still managed the promotion to Yokozuna.
Jinmaku Kyūgorō was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Itō, Izumo Province. He was the sport's 12th yokozuna.
Onogawa Kisaburō was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Ōtsu, Ōmi Province. He was the sport's 5th yokozuna. Along with Tanikaze, Onogawa was the first to be given a yokozuna licence during his lifetime. He is described as a leading figure of sumo during the Kansei era.
Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Noto Province. He was the sport's 6th yokozuna. He trained ōzeki Tsurugizan Taniemon.
Inazuma Raigorō was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Awazaki, Hitachi Province. He was the sport's 7th yokozuna.
Shiranui Dakuemon was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Uto, Higo Province. He was the sport's 8th yokozuna, and is the only yokozuna in history to have been demoted.
Sakaigawa Namiemon was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Katsushika District, Shimōsa Province. He was the sport's 14th yokozuna. Nicknamed "Tanikaze of the Meiji era", he's the only officially recognized yokozuna of the "yokozuna abuse era" following the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Umegatani Tōtarō I was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from the town of Haki, Chikuzen Province, now Shiwa, Fukuoka Prefecture. He was the sport's 15th yokozuna. He was generally regarded as the strongest wrestler to emerge since the era of Tanikaze and Raiden.
Kashiwado Risuke was a sumo wrestler from Goshogawara, Aomori, Japan.
The following are the events in professional sumo during 2009.
The following are the events in professional sumo during 2010.
The following are the events in professional sumo during 2012.
The following were the events in professional sumo during 2017.
Raiden Shin'emon was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture. He made his debut in April 1864 and wrestled for Chiganoura stable. He reached the makuuchi division in April 1870 and reached the rank of ōzeki in 1877. He was nicknamed "Noto's Raiden" (能登雷電) since he is the last wrestler to use the Raiden shikona, or ring name. He retired in May, 1881 and died in 1886.
Iōzan Moriemon was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Monou District, Mutsu Province. His highest rank was ōzeki. He is the seventh wrestler from Miyagi Prefecture to have been promoted to this rank and the first since Hidenoyama in 1841, 15 years earlier. He is also the last wrestler to hold that title until the promotion of Ōtohira in 1893, 37 years later.
The House of Yoshida Tsukasa (吉田司家), also commonly called Yoshida family, is a Japanese aristocratic family who was once responsible for the organization of professional sumo in feudal Japan, controlling rikishi and gyōji throughout the country, making sure that sumo etiquette was strictly observed, and granting the rank of yokozuna and tate-gyōji through a license system.
Kotōzan Bun'emon was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kanzaki District, Ōmi Province. His highest rank was ōzeki. He is the second wrestler from Shiga Prefecture to have been promoted to this rank, having been promoted after Onogawa in 1790, 46 years earlier. As of February 1836, he is also the last wrestler from that prefecture to have achieved this feat.
