is the highest rank of sumo wrestling. It was not recorded on the until 1890 and was not officially recognised as sumo's highest rank until 1909. Until then, was merely a license given to certain to perform the ceremony. It was not always the strongest but those with the most influential patrons who were chosen.

The first list of (with 17 names in total) was compiled by the 12th 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 have been promoted. The Sumo Association has overseen all promotions since Chiyonoyama's in 1951. Two consecutive tournament championships or an "equivalent performance" at level are the minimum requirement for promotion to in modern sumo.

The longest serving ever was Hakuhō, who was promoted in 2007 and retired in 2021.

The number of top division championships () won by each is also listed. Those listed for 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.

List ?Information is uncertain†Wrestler died as ¤Elder left their position early and quit the Sumo Association No. Name Stable Home town Promoted Retired Elder nameRōmaji Japanese1Akashi Shiganosuke Utsunomiya, Tochigi ?1649 ? †2Ayagawa Gorōji Tochigi ?1765 ? †3Maruyama GondazaemonNanatsumori Tome, Miyagi17491749 †4 Tanikaze Kajinosuke21Isenoumi Sendai, Miyagi17891795 †5Onogawa Kisaburō7Onogawa Ōtsu, Shiga17891797Onogawa6Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke5Shikoroyama Noto, Ishikawa1828 1835 Onomatsu7 Inazuma Raigorō 10Sadogatake Inashiki, Ibaraki183018398Shiranui Dakuemon1Urakaze Uto, Kumamoto18401844Minato9Hidenoyama Raigorō6Hidenoyama Kesennuma, Miyagi1847 1850 Hidenoyama10 Unryū Kyūkichi 7Jinmaku Yanagawa, Fukuoka1861 1865 ShiranuiOitekaze11Shiranui Kōemon 3Sakaigawa Matsue, Shimane18631869Unryū Minato12Jinmaku Kyūgorō 5Hidenoyama Ichikawa, Chiba1867186713 Kimenzan Tanigorō 7Takekuma Yōrō, Gifu1869187014Sakaigawa Namiemon 3Sakaigawa Ōzu, Kumamoto18771881 Minato15Umegatani Tōtarō I 9Tamagaki Asakura, Fukuoka18841885Ikazuchi16Nishinoumi Kajirō I 2Takasago Satsumasendai, Kagoshima18901896Izutsu17Konishiki Yasokichi I 7Takasago Yokoshibahikari, Chiba18961901Hatachiyama 18Ōzutsu Man'emon 2Oguruma Shiroishi, Miyagi19011908 Matsuchiyama19 Hitachiyama Taniemon 8Dewanoumi Mito, Ibaraki19031914 Dewanoumi20 Umegatani Tōtarō II3Ikazuchi Toyama19031915 UnryūIkazuchi21Wakashima Gonshirō4Nakamura Ichikawa, Chiba19051907Wakashima ¤22 Tachiyama Mineemon 11Tomozuna Toyama19111918ShiranuiAzumazeki ¤23 Ōkido Moriemon 10Minato Kobe, Hyōgo19121914 Minato24Ōtori Tanigorō2Miyagino Inzai, Chiba19151920UnryūMiyagino25Nishinoumi Kajirō II1Izutsu Nishinoomote, Kagoshima 19161918UnryūIzutsu26 Ōnishiki Uichirō 5Dewanoumi Osaka19171923 Unryū27 Tochigiyama Moriya 9Dewanoumi Tochigi19181925UnryūKasugano28Ōnishiki Daigorō6Asahiyama Yatomi, Aichi19181922Unryū29Miyagiyama Fukumatsu6Takadagawa Ichinoseki, Iwate19221931 UnryūShibatayama30 Nishinoumi Kajirō III1Izutsu Kirishima, Kagoshima19231928 UnryūAsakayama31 Tsunenohana Kan'ichi 10Dewanoumi Okayama1924 1930 UnryūDewanoumi32 Tamanishiki San'emon 9Nishonoseki Kōchi1932 1938 †Unryū33 Musashiyama Takeshi 1Dewanoumi Yokohama, Kanagawa1935 1939 UnryūDekiyama ¤34 Minanogawa Tōzō 2Sadogatake Tsukuba, Ibaraki1936 1942 UnryūMinanogawa ¤35 Futabayama Sadaji 12Tatsunami Usa, Ōita19371945UnryūTokitsukaze36Haguroyama Masaji7Tatsunami Niigata19411953ShiranuiTatsunami37Akinoumi Setsuo1Dewanoumi Hiroshima19421946Unryū Fujishima ¤38Terukuni Manzō2Isegahama Yuzawa, Akita19421953Unryū Isegahama39Maedayama Eigorō1Takasago Yawatahama, Ehime1947 1949 UnryūTakasago40Azumafuji Kin'ichi6Takasago Taitō, Tokyo19481954 UnryūNishikido ¤41Chiyonoyama Masanobu6Dewanoumi Fukushima, Hokkaido19511959Unryū Kokonoe42Kagamisato Kiyoji4Tokitsukaze Sannohe, Aomori19531958UnryūTatsutagawa43Yoshibayama Junnosuke1Takashima Ishikari, Hokkaido19541958ShiranuiMiyagino44Tochinishiki Kiyotaka10Kasugano Edogawa, Tokyo19541960UnryūKasugano45Wakanohana Kanji I10Hanakago Hirosaki, Aomori19581962UnryūFutagoyama46Asashio Tarō III5Takasago Tokunoshima, Kagoshima1959 1962UnryūTakasago 47 Kashiwado Tsuyoshi 5Isenoumi Tsuruoka, Yamagata1961 1969UnryūKagamiyama48Taihō Kōki 32Nishonoseki Teshikaga, Hokkaido1961 1971UnryūTaihō49Tochinoumi Teruyoshi 3Kasugano Inakadate, Aomori19641966Unryū Kasugano50 Sadanoyama Shinmatsu 6Dewanoumi Shin-Kamigotō, Nagasaki19651968 UnryūNakadachi51Tamanoumi Masahiro 6Kataonami Gamagōri, Aichi19701971 †Shiranui52 Kitanofuji Katsuaki 10Kokonoe Asahikawa, Hokkaido1970 1974UnryūJinmaku53Kotozakura Masakatsu I5Sadogatake Kurayoshi, Tottori19731974ShiranuiSadogatake54 Wajima Hiroshi 14Hanakago Nanao, Ishikawa19731981 UnryūHanakago ¤55Kitanoumi Toshimitsu 24Mihogaseki Sōbetsu, Hokkaido19741985UnryūKitanoumi56 Wakanohana Kanji II 4Futagoyama Ōwani, Aomori19781983 UnryūMagaki57 Mienoumi Tsuyoshi 3Dewanoumi Matsusaka, Mie19791980 UnryūMusashigawa58 Chiyonofuji Mitsugu31Kokonoe Fukushima, Hokkaido19811991UnryūKokonoe59Takanosato Toshihide4Futagoyama Aomori19831986ShiranuiNaruto60 Futahaguro Kōji0Tatsunami Tsu, Mie19861988 Shiranui61 Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi8Kokonoe Hiroo, Hokkaido 1987 1992UnryūHakkaku62Ōnokuni Yasushi2Hanaregoma Memuro, Hokkaido 1987 1991UnryūShibatayama63Asahifuji Seiya 4Ōshima Tsugaru, Aomori1990 1992ShiranuiIsegahama64Akebono Tarō11Azumazeki Oʻahu, Hawaii, United States19932001UnryūAkebono ¤65Takanohana Kōji22Futagoyama Nakano, Tokyo1994 2003 UnryūTakanohana ¤66Wakanohana Masaru 5Futagoyama Nakano, Tokyo1998 2000 ShiranuiFujishima ¤67Musashimaru Kōyō12Musashigawa Oʻahu, Hawaii, United States19992003UnryūMusashigawa68Asashōryū Akinori25Takasago Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia20032010Unryū69Hakuhō Shō45Miyagino Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia20072021ShiranuiMiyagino ¤70Harumafuji Kōhei9Isegahama Govi-Altai, Mongolia20122017Shiranui71Kakuryū Rikisaburō6Izutsu Sükhbaatar, Mongolia20142021UnryūOtowayama72Kisenosato Yutaka2Tagonoura Ushiku, Ibaraki20172019UnryūNishonoseki73Terunofuji Haruo10Isegahama Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia20212025ShiranuiIsegahama74Hōshōryū Tomokatsu2Tatsunami Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia2025activeUnryū75Ōnosato Daiki6Nishonoseki Tsubata, Ishikawa2025activeUnryū

Timeline

See also Glossary of sumo terms List of active sumo wrestlers List of past sumo wrestlers List of sumo top division champions List of sumo top division runners-up List of List of List of

Notes

References

External links

Yokozuna list at the Japanese Sumo Association (English)