Y1W top peak
Yamagata
Prefecture · Japan
- Wrestlers
- 8
- Yusho
- 5
- Sansho
- 13
- Yok/Oz
- 1
- Basho
- 228
Makuuchi debuts by decade when wrestlers from Yamagata first reached the top division
1
50s
0
60s
2
70s
2
80s
1
90s
0
00s
1
10s
1
20s
Roster 8 Makuuchi wrestlers, peak rank order
Every wrestler whose shusshin (birthplace) normalizes to Yamagata and who reached Makuuchi, sumo's top division, since 1958. Sorted by highest rank reached. Each name opens a full career profile.
| Peak | Shikona | Shusshin (source) | Era | Basho | Y | S | Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y1W | Kashiwado Tsuyoshi | Yamagata-ken, Higashitagawa-gun, Kushibiki-machi | 1958–1969 | 65 | 5 | 6 | – |
| S1W | Kotonowaka Terumasa | Yamagata-ken, Obanazawa-shi | 1990–2005 | 90 | – | 7 | – |
| M1W | Wakasegawa Yoshimitsu | Yamagata-ken, Sakata-shi | 1983–1992 | 33 | – | – | – |
| M1W | Zaonishiki Toshimasa | Yamagata-ken, Yamagata-shi | 1976–1982 | 24 | – | – | – |
| M4W | Onoumi Takashi | Yamagata-ken, Higashitagawa-gun, Fujishima-machi | 1977–1977 | 3 | – | – | – |
| M8W | Shinko Katsunori | Yamagata-ken, Nishiokitama-gun, Oguni-machi | 1980–1982 | 8 | – | – | – |
| M14W | Kitanowaka · 北の若 大輔 | Yamagata-ken, Sakata-shi | 2023–2025 | 4 | – | – | ● |
| M16E | Oiwato Yoshiyuki | Yamagata-ken, Higashitagawa-gun, Fujishima-machi - Yamagata-ken, Tsuruoka-shi | 2013–2013 | 1 | – | – | – |
Birthplace from each wrestler's bio (first listed origin wins for split entries). Y = yusho (championships), S = sansho (special prizes), ● = active. Makuuchi only, 1958–2025.