List of non-Japanese sumo wrestlers

This is a list of professional sumo wrestlers who are either foreign-born or of mixed heritage by country and/or ethnicity of origin, along with original name, years active in sumo wrestling, and highest rank attained. Noted if applicable are Japanese hometown, naturalization, and sumo elder status. Names in bold indicate a still-active wrestler.

As of July 2026, there have been 216 wrestlers listing a foreign country as their place of origin (shusshin) on the official ranking sheet (banzuke); a figure not accounting for foreign-born wrestlers credited with a Japanese hometown.[1][2]

History

The first foreign born wrestler to reach the top makuuchi division was the Hawaiian born Takamiyama in January 1968,[3] who was also the first to win a top division tournament championship or yūshō in 1972. He was followed by fellow Hawaiians Konishiki who was the first foreigner to reach the second highest ōzeki rank in 1987, and American Akebono who became the first foreign yokozuna, the highest rank, in 1993. In 1992, following the entry of six Mongolians to Ōshima stable, there was an unofficial ban (called enryo or "restraint") instigated by the Japan Sumo Association's head Dewanoumi on any more foreign recruitment.[4] Speaking at a Western Japan Press Club luncheon in Osaka in 1995, Dewanoumi reportedly said, "There are no official regulations, but stable masters have a tacit agreement not to scout foreigners actively because they have difficulty adapting to Japanese customs."[5] In 1998 this ban was relaxed but there was also the first official restrictions, a cap of forty foreigners in professional sumo as a whole and each individual heya or training stable restricted to a maximum of two, not counting those who had obtained Japanese citizenship.[4] In February 2002 this was changed to one foreigner per heya with no overall cap,[6] although foreigners recruited prior to the rule change were not affected. Despite these restrictions, foreigners began to dominate the highest levels of the sport. By 2013, foreign born wrestlers made up just seven percent of the 613 wrestlers active in professional sumo, yet occupied one third of the 42 spots in the top division.[7] No Japanese-born wrestler won a top division tournament between Tochiazuma in January 2006 and Kotoshōgiku in January 2016, with 56 of the 58 tournaments held in that period won by Mongolians.[8]

Several foreign-born sumo wrestlers have become sumo elders after their retirement as wrestlers.[9]

Annotations

# marks a foreign-born wrestler credited with a Japanese hometown (shusshin) and hence not counted against the one-foreigner-per-stable restriction active since 2002.

‡ marks a foreign-born wrestler naturalized as a Japanese citizen only after joining professional sumo and thus still counted against the one-foreigner-per-stable restriction active since 2002.

§ marks a retired foreign-born wrestler who became a sumo elder, of which becoming a naturalized Japanese citizen is a necessary condition.

Japanese-born wrestlers

Sumo nameBirth NameEthnicityHometownYears activeHighest rank
Asakomiya Masahiro[10]Masahiro KomiyaKorean-Japanese[11]Saitama2006–2007jonokuchi 42
Baraki Genki[12]Baraki ItoFilipino-Japanese[13]Saitama2013–2024makushita 58
Chiyotaikai Ryūji[14]Ryūji SudōTaiwanese-JapaneseOita1992–2010ōzeki
Daishōyū Maabin[15]Marvin Lee Sano Jr.American-Japanese[16]Tokyo2006–2008makushita 18
Fujinohana Rei[17]Rei SaitoAmerican-Japanese[18]Miyagi2009–2017sandanme 16
Fujinoumi Jun[19]Jun SaitoAmerican-Japanese[18]Miyagi2009–2017makushita 47
Fujiryōga Masaharu[20]Masaharu GoshimaFilipino-Japanese[21]Aichi2026–activemaegashira 9
Gyokuōzan Yoshihito[22]Hidetoshi KanazawaParaguayan-JapaneseAichi2022–activemakushita 20
Hokuōzan Kōkichi [23]Hikari HagiwaraTurkish-JapaneseHokkaido2020–2023makushita 35
Honoikazuchi Kurisu[24]Li Bill ChristopherFilipino-JapaneseKanagawa2026–activemakushita 37
Ikazuchidō Neri[25]Neri YamadaNigerian-Japanese[26]Saitama2022–activemakushita 27
Itadaki Sennosuke[27]Masahiko KikuchiCanadian-Japanese[18]Tokyo2010–2024makushita 18
Itsunoshima Naohide[28]Naohide TakebayashiKorean-Japanese[29]Aichi2002–2004jonidan 91
Kaitōma Aron[30]Mark Aron Justin TomaBrazilian-Japanese-Filipino[31]Kanagawa2017–2025jonidan 2
Kaneshiro Kōfuku[32]Kofuku KaneshiroKorean-Japanese[33]Miyazaki1974–1987sekiwake
Kinkaiyama Ryū[34]Ryusui KinKorean-Japanese[35]Nagasaki1991–2006maegashira 6
Kotoeihō Hiroki[36]Taiki TebakariKorean-JapaneseChiba2022–activemaegashira 7
Kotoshōhō Yoshinari[37]Toshiki TebakariKorean-JapaneseChiba2017–activesekiwake
Maenoyama Tarō[38]Kazuichi KaneshimaKorean-JapaneseOsaka1961–1974ōzeki
Maikeru Shūki [39]Maikeru HayashiFilipino-JapaneseFukui2017–2024makushita 29
Matenrō Ken[40]Ken ShirataAmerican-JapaneseYamagata1991–2003makushita 12
Mienoumi Tsuyoshi[41]Goro IshiyamaKorean-Japanese[42]Mie1963–198057th yokozuna
Nabatame Tatsuya[43]Tatsuya NabatameThai-JapaneseTochigi2020–activejūryō 5
Raō Nozomu[44]Rao ItoFilipino-Japanese[13]Saitama2011–2024makushita 37
Rinko Yoshikazu[45]Rei HayashiFilipino-JapaneseNagano2022–activemakushita 46
Ryūga Tsunetaka[46]Corvin Ryuga DelzattoAmerican-JapaneseKanagawa2018–2020jonidan 80
Onbashira Ryu[47]Ryu HayashiFilipino-JapaneseNagano2022–activesandanme 22
Otani Masatada[48]Masatada OtaniAmerican-Japanese[49]Okinawa2022–2024makushita 27
Shōryū Yoshimitsu[50]Yoshimitsu KobayashiThai-Japanese[51]Nagano2024–activesandanme 44
Taiga Kōji[52]Taiga TanjiRussian-Japanese[53]Fukushima2018–2025makushita 32
Taihō Kōki[54]Koki Naya (Ivan Boryshko)Ukrainian-JapaneseKarafuto1956–197148th yokozuna
Takagenji Satoshi[55]Satoshi KamiyamaFilipino-JapaneseTochigi2013–2021maegashira 10
Takano Joji[56]Joji Takano[57]American-JapaneseFukuoka1974–1976jonidan 34
Takanofuji Sanzō[58]Tsuyoshi KamiyamaFilipino-JapaneseTochigi2013–2019jūryō 5
Takayasu Akira[59]Akira TakayasuFilipino-JapaneseIbaraki2005–activeōzeki
Tamanoumi Masahiro[60]Masao TakeuchiKorean-Japanese[42]Aichi1959–197151st yokozuna
Tamarikidō Hideki[61]Hideki YasumotoKorean-JapaneseTokyo1997–2010maegashira 8
Tanji Jun[62]Jun TanjiRussian-Japanese[53]Fukushima2022–activejūryō
Tochinowaka Michihiro[63]Daewon LeeKorean-Japanese[64]Hyogo2007–2015maegashira 1
Tōhakuryū Masahito[65]Masahito ShiraishiTaiwanese-Japanese[66]Tokyo2019–activemaegashira 15
Tsuyukusa Kazuki[67]Tsuyukusa KazukiPolish-Japanese[68]Kanagawa2016–2020makushita 51
Wakatōshō Toshio[69]Toshio KanemotoKorean-Japanese[70]Chiba1985–1993jūryō 9
Yonezawaryū Daiki[71]Daiki IgarashiFilipino-Japanese[72]Yamagata2024–activemakushita 35

Foreign-born wrestlers

Argentina

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rank
Hoshiandesu Hose[73]José Antonio Juárez1988–2000jūryō 2
Hoshitango Imachi[74][73]Imachi Marcelo Salomón1987–2004jūryō 3

Bolivia

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rankNotes
Kirameki Takayoshi[75]Daniel Vélez-García2020–2021sandanme 70# (Aichi)

Brazil

Sumo nameBirth NameEthnicityYears activeHighest rankNotes
Agōra Kazuma[76]Lucas Kazuo IimaJapanese-Brazilian2023–activemakushita 54
Azumakaze FutoshiTuzatto Giuliano KochindaItalian-Brazilian1991–1999sandanme 29
Azumaō Yasuhito[77]Yasuhito Marcio MoritaJapanese-Brazilian1994–2005makushita 36
Hakusan Momotarō[73]Pasquale BoscheItalian-Brazilian1977–1986makushita 9
Kaisei IchirōRicardo SuganoJapanese-Brazilian2006–2022sekiwake§
Kaishin Kikuzō[78]Eiji NagahamaJapanese-Brazilian2004–2012makushita 49
Kawamura KōsakuKosaku KawamuraJapanese-Brazilian1976–1983sandanme 41
Kitaazuma KiyoshiTetsuya TakedaJapanese-Brazilian1991–1998makushita 18
Kiyonomine MinoruMario Minoru AkamineJapanese-Brazilian1979–1989makushita 18
Kotonomori TakamoriMario FuchiueJapanese-Brazilian1999–2000jonidan 69
Kotoōsako ShigeakiShigeaki Julio OsakoJapanese-Brazilian1991–1994jonidan 106
Kuniazuma Hajime[79]Wander Ramos1991–2004jūryō 4
Kuninosato ToshioRoberto Toshio WadaJapanese-Brazilian1980–1992makushita 23
Ryūkō Gō[80]Luis Go IkemoriJapanese-Brazilian1992–1998jūryō 8
Takaazuma Katsushige[81]Christiano Luis de Souza2004–2008makushita 24
Tatsunishiki[82]Yoshihira TakeuchiJapanese-Brazilian1967–1971jonidan 6
Wakaazuma Yoshinobu[83]Yoshinobu KurodaJapanese-Brazilian1991–2003jūryō 13

Bulgaria

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rankNotes
Aoiyama Kōsuke[84]Daniel Ivanov (Даниел Иванов)2009–2024sekiwake§
Kotoōshū Katsunori[85]Kaloyan Stefanov Mahlyanov (Калоян Стефанов Махлянов)2002–2014ōzeki§
Torakiō Daiki[86]Ventsislav Nikolov Katsarov (Венцислав Николов Кацаров)2017–2019sandanme 15

Canada

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rank
Homarenishiki Yasokichi[87]Brodik Mackenzie Philip Henderson2015–2016sandanme 46
Kototenzan Toshimitsu[87]John Anthony Tenta Jr.1985–1986makushita 43

China

Sumo nameBirth NameRegionYears activeHighest rankNotes
Chiyohakuryū Kōto[88]Guangdou Bai (白光斗)Inner Mongolia2004–2011sandanme 22
Daiseizan Daisuke[89]Altan-Ochir Asgakhad (Алтан-Очирын Асгахад)Inner Mongolia2022–activemaegashira 16
Kaiho I[90]Yi Pan (潘毅)Shanghai1990–1992jonidan 79
Kanōyama Sunyo[91]Chengyue Xie (叶盛悦)1991–1992jonokuchi 22
Kiyonohana Ōyo[92]Lihua Zhang (张令华)Fujian1974–1978jūryō 5
Kōkiryū Kaito[93]Peihuang Chen (陈佩煌)Fujian2022–2024jonidan 27# (Osaka)
Kōsei Kō[94]Shiqiang Gao (高世強)Liaoning2003–2017makushita 14
Kotoō Shuton[95]Shidong Wang (王世東)Shandong1992–1993sandanme 9
Manazuru Hisashi[96]Songsong Cheng (程颂颂)Beijing2004–2015sandanme 13
Nakanokuni Shō[97]Chao Lu (呂超)Beijing2002–2012jūryō 12
Ryūtei Weifu[98]Weifu Li (李伟福)Shandong2004–2013sandanme 3
Sōkokurai Eikichi[99]Enkhtuvshin (Энхтүвшин)Inner Mongolia2003–2020maegashira 2§
Takaō Yu[100]Yu Wang (王瑜)Shanghai1991–2003sandanme 41
Wakashōji Ano[101]Ano Cho (赵晏绪)Jilin2010–2010jonokuchi 22

Czech Republic

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rank
Takanoyama Shuntarō[102]Pavel Bojar2001–2014maegashira 12

Egypt

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rank
Ōsunaarashi Kintarō[103]Abdelrahman Alaa el-Din Mohamed Ahmed Shalan (عبد الرحمن شعلان)2012–2018maegashira 1

Estonia

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rank
Baruto Kaito[104]Kaido Höövelson2004–2013ōzeki
Kitaōji Oto[105]Ott Juurikas2004–2004jonidan 114

Georgia

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rank
Gagamaru Masaru[106]Teimuraz Jugheli (თეიმურაზ ჯუღელი)2005–2020komusubi
Kokkai Futoshi[107]Merab Levan Tsaguria (მერაბ ლევან ცაგურია)2001–2012komusubi
Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi[108]Levan Gorgadze (ლევან გორგაძე)2006–2023ōzeki
Tsukasaumi Jōji[109]Merab George Tsaguria (მერაბ გიორგი ცაგურია)2005–2006sandanme 18

Hungary

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rank
Masutōō Akira[110]Attila Toth2005–2021makushita 8

Indonesia

Sumo nameBirth NameEthnicityYears activeHighest rank
Kotoanbai Ken[111]Ken AnbaiJapanese-Indonesian2015–2015jonokuchi 25

Kazakhstan

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rank
Kazafuzan Taiga[112]Suyenesh Khudibayev (Сүйініш Худибаев / Суйиниш Худибаев)2003–2014makushita 10
Kinbōzan Haruki[113]Baltagul Yersin (Балтағұл Ерсін)2021–activemaegashira 3

Japanese-occupied Korea

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rankNotes
Rikidōzan Mitsuhiro[114]Shin-rak Kim (김신락) / Mitsuhiro Momota (百田光浩)1940–1950sekiwake# (Ōmura, Nagasaki)
Chiinoyama ShōichirōShoichiro Toyokawa1940–1945jūryō 3#

NOTE: Korea was ruled by the Empire of Japan from 1910 to 1945. Japanese-born Koreans are noted above.

South Korea

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rankNotes
Harimayama Hanatarō[115]Sangjin Hong (홍상진 洪相鎭)1990–1994makushita 58
Kaihakuzan Yungi[116]Yoongi Baek (백윤기 白允基)1999–2000sandanme 49
Kasugaō Katsumasa[117]Sungtaek Kim (김성택 金成澤)1998–2011maegashira 3
Kinryūzan Jongun[118]Jonggeun Kim (김종근 金鍾根)2003–2009sandanme 42
Kōraiyama Yoshisuke[119]Gilryang Seo (서길량 徐吉亮)1969–1981makushita 11
Kotoyanagi[120]Shigeki Nishimoto (西本重煕)1983–1985jonidan 78Born in Japan to Japanese parents, but raised in South Korea
Kunimiyama[121]Kiju Kim (김기주 金基柱)1977–1988makushita 27
Kuninofuji Kiifun[122]Kihun Song (송기훈 宋基勳)2001–2002jonidan 109
Kyōryū Yoshitsuru[123]Seonhak Park (박선학 朴善鶴)1975–1983makushita 15
Nankaiyama Shigehide[124]Naruhide Kan / Seongyeong Kang (강성영 姜成英)1969–1971makushita 57
Nanzan Shukō[125]Suhyeong Chae (채수형 蔡洙亨)1990–1992sandanme 54
Soranoumi Ichiriki[126]Sooyong Kim (김수영 金樹泳) / Juei Ōzora (大空樹泳)1999–2019makushita 25
Watenkō[127]Kazuo Hayashi1966–1970sandanme 80
Yamada Narihide[128]Seongyeong Yu (유성영) / Narihide Yamada (山田成英)2004–2006jonidan 31

Mongolia

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rankNotes
Aratōshi Mitsuo[129]Tserendorj Wanchigutseren (Цэрэндорж Ванчигцэрэн)2008–2016makushita 39
Arauma Tōru[130]Battogtokh Turtogtokh (Төртогтох Баттогтох)2020–2024makushita 23
Arawashi Tsuyoshi[131]Dulguun Erkhbayar (Эрхбаяр Дөлгөөн)2002–2020maegashira 2
Asahakuryū TarōRagchaa Jamintogtokh2022–activemaegashira 8
Asahiryū KatsuhiroDenzensambu Batzorig2016–2019makushita 23
Asahifuji HidekiBattsetseg Ochirsaikhan2024–activemakushita 11
Asahitaka KōichiBat-Orgil Tserenchimed1992–1993sandanme 97
Asasekiryū TarōBadarchiin Dashnyam2000–2017sekiwake§
Asashōryū AkinoriDolgorsürengiin Dagvadorj1999–201068th yokozuna
Azumaryū TsuyoshiTodbileg Sanduljav2008–2024maegashira 14
Bontenshō YūkiNaidan Bayarkhuu2001–2003jonidan 25
Chiyoshōma FujioGanbaatar Munkhsaikhan2009–activemaegashira 2‡
Daibanjaku HisashiBatsukh Khaidavmunkh1999–2004sandanme 10
Daiōnami MasaruBatbaatar Uuganbayar2001–2016makushita 33
Daishōchi KentaUlambayaryn Byambajav2001–2005makushita 15
Daishōhō KiyohiroShijirbayar Chimidregzen2013–2026maegashira 9
Daitenshō KenNorjinkhand Ayurzana2001–2010makushita 7
Daitenzan NoritakaGanbat Batzaya2001–2005makushita 58
Daiyūbu RyūsenDavaadorj Undrakh2001–2010jūryō 10
Dewahikari TsutomuampleUlziisuren Tsolmon2002–2009sandanme 3
Dewanoryū KazukiTumurbaatar Temuulen2019–activejūryō 3
Fudōyama SubaruNyamjav Luvsandorj2000–2008sandanme 38
Gōchōzan MasashiDelgersaikhan Uuganbaatar2006–2020makushita 7
Gōseizan MinoruBaatar Munkh Od2024–activemakushita 42
Hakuba TakeshiAriunbayar Unurjargal2000–2011komusubi
Hakugetsuro KatsuyoriAriunerdene Sukhbat2026–activejonidan 6
Hakuhō ShōMönkhbatyn Davaajargal2001–202169th yokozuna§
Harumafuji KōheiDavaanyamyn Byambadorj2001–201770th yokozuna
Hokuseihō Osamu[132]Ariunaa Davaaninj2020–2024maegashira 6# (Hokkaido)
Hokutenkai AoiSukhbat Galdan2019–activemakushita 5
HokutoNarantuya Khuselbaatar2026–activemaezumo
Hokutomaru AkiraNasanjargal Chinzorig2018–2025makushita 6
Hoshihikari Shin'ichiDuvchin Lhagva2000–2011jūryō 1
Hoshikaze YoshihiroBold Amarmend2002–2011jūryō 3
Hoshizakura ArutaMyagmar Altangerel2000–2012makushita 12
Hōshōryū TomokatsuSugarragchaa Byambasuren2018–active74th yokozuna
Ichinojō TakashiAltankhuyag Ichinnorov2014–2023sekiwake
Jōshōyū AtsushiAltangerel Sosorkhuu2026–activemaezumo
Kagamiō HideokiNanjid Batkhuu2003–2023maegashira 9
Kakuryū RikisaburōMangaljalavyn Anand2001–202171st yokozuna§
Kazenoumi KeiBilguun Tsogoo2022–activemakushita 18
Kengō ShinTurtuvshin Baatarkhuu2010–2011jonidan 63
Kirishima TetsuoLkhagvasuren Byambachuluun2015–activeōzeki
Kitakasuga IkkōMunkhbat Tsolmonbayar1999–2005sandanme 18
Kōryū TadaharuErdene Munhk-Orgil2000–2011maegashira 11
Kotokenryū TakeakiGantulga Bilguun2022–2026makushita 8
Kyokujishi MasaruTumendemberel Losol1992–1992jonidan 59
Kyokukaiyū RenDalaibaatar Shagdarsuren2023–activejūryō 1
Kyokusetsuzan EijiMunkhbold Sharaa1992–1992jonidan 91
Kyokushūhō KōkiErdenebaatar Tumurbaatar2007–2022maegashira 4
Kyokushūzan Noboru –Davaagin Batbayar1992–2006komusubi
Kyokutenhō MasaruNyamjavyn Tsevegnyam1992–2015sekiwake§
Kyokutenzan TakeshiBatmönkhiin Enkhbat1992–2008makushita 13
Maenoyū TarōGankhyag Naranbaatar2004–2007makushita 25
Mitoryū TakayukiTurbold Baasansuren2017–2025maegashira 13
Mōkonami SakaeGanbold Bazarsad2001–2011maegashira 6
Oniarashi ChikaraUlziibayar Ulziijargal2000–2014jūryō 7
Ōnokatsu KazuhiroChoijilsuren Batjargal2023–activemaegashira 3
Ōshōma DegiPurevsuren Delgerbayar2021–activekomusubi
Ryūō NoboruErkhem-Ochiryn Sanchirbold2000–2013maegashira 8
Ryūōnami KatsuteruBattugs Buyanjargal2010–2017makushita 11
Sachinofuji SeiryūGanzorig Origil2022–activemakushita 59# (Saitama)
Sadanohikari ShintaNarantsogt Davaanyam2014–activemakushita 14
Sakigake TakeshiYagaanbaatar Battushig2003–2022jūryō 10mple
Seirō TakeshiAmgaa Unubold2005–2020maegashira 14
Senhō TsubasaTsubasa Hasegawa2019–2024sandanme 6# (Aichi)
Senshō HidekiEnkhbaatar Bayarbat2001–2015jūryō 14
Shironoryū YasumasaErdenetsogt Odgerel2003–2013jūryō 1
Shōtenrō TaishiDagdandorj Nyamsuren2001–2018maegashira 2§
Taiga KishōSumiyabazar Sharbuyanhuu2001–2014makushita 19
Takanoiwa YoshimoriAdiya Baasandorj2008–2018maegashira 2
Tamashōhō ManpeiErdenebileg Enkhmanlai2011–activemaegashira 16
Tamawashi IchirōBatjargal Munkh-Orgil2004–activesekiwake‡
Tatsubayama TakashiMunkh-Erdene Buyantogtokh2025–activemakushita 23
Tenrōsei KenichiSerjbudee Luvsangombo2024–activemakushita 49
Tenshoyama ShogoGanbat Otogonbat2024–activesandanme 3
Terunofuji Haruo[133]Gantulga Gan-Erdene2011–202573rd yokozuna§
Tokinishiki HarunobuTsendsuren Tüshig2022–2023sandanme 85
Tokisōma BairaAnkhbayar Batbayar2017–2024makushita 25
Tokitenkū YoshiakiAltangadasyn Khüchitbaatar2002–2016komusubi§
Tokusegawa MasanaoGanbold Badamsambuu2003–2011maegashira 1
Toranoyama KiyokazuGanbold Bat-Undral2001–2009sandanme 21
Toshinofuji TaiseiUsukhbayar Demidjamts2024–activejūryō 4
Wakanofuji HajimeTuvaadorj Bukhchuluun2025–activemakushita 3

Paraguay

Sumo nameBirth NameEthnicityYears activeHighest rank
WakashioSatoshi MiyawakiJapanese-Paraguayan1985–1989sandanme 76

Philippines

Sumo nameBirth NameEthnicityYears activeHighest rankNotes
Furanshisu ManabuTeodoro Francis Robert Valles2016–activesandanme 52
Kōtokuzan Tarō[134]Jasper Kenneth Arboladura TeraiFilipino-Japanese2009–activemaegashira 16# (Kanagawa)
Kuwae IsseiPascual Justine France2023–activesandanme 14# (Kanagawa)
Masunoyama TomoharuTomoharu KatoFilipino-Japanese2006–2021maegashira 4# (Chiba)
Mitakeumi HisashiŌmichi HisashiFilipino-Japanese2015–activeōzeki# (Nagano)
TamahikuniJun Terrado1988–1988jonokuchi 30
TamahinadaAngelito Labampa1988–1988jonidan 129
TamahiryūSamson Pael1988–1988jonokuchi 2

Russia

Sumo nameBirth NameRegionYears activeHighest rank
Amūru MitsuhiroNikolai Yuryevich Ivanov (Николай Юрьевич Иванов)Primorsky Krai2002–2018maegashira 5
Aran HakutoraAlan GabaraevNorth Ossetia-Alania2007–2013sekiwake
Hakurozan Yūta[135]Batraz Feliksovich BaradzovNorth Ossetia-Alania2002–2008maegashira 2
Ōrora SatoshiAnatoliy Valeryevich MikhakhanovBuryatia2000–2018makushita 43
Rōga Tokiyoshi[135]Amartuvshin AmarsanaaTuva2018–activemaegashira 8
Rohō Yukio[135]Soslan Feliksovich BaradzovNorth Ossetia-Alania2002–2008komusubi
Wakanohō Toshinori[135]Soslan Aleksandrovich GagloevNorth Ossetia-Alania2005–2008maegashira 1

NOTE: prior to the end of WWII, the southern half of Sakhalin was controlled by Japan as Karafuto. For a Karafuto-born wrestler, see Japanese-born rikishi of non-Japanese or mixed ethnicity.

Samoa

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rank
Nankairyū TarōSaba Kiriful1984–1988maegashira 2
NanyōzakuraFaaleva Fofoga1984–1988makushita 48

NOTE: Rikishi from American Samoa and Hawaiians of Samoan descent are listed under the United States heading.

Sri Lanka

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rank
Tochitaikai JirōSri Aminda de Perera1992–1992jonokuchi 34

Japanese-occupied Taiwan

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rank
Shintakayama Ichirō[136][137]Toh ûi-iok (Taku Iyaku)1940-1946makushita 15

Taiwan

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rank
Eigayama Hiromasa[138]Zhi-min Zeng1986–1993makushita 32
Kahō FumioPengwen Chen1989–1990jonidan 55
Maedaikō IchirōHaolun Xu1988–1995sandanme 16
Maenoumi TakeoJiancheng Liao1989–1991sandanme 36
Ōhayama YoshioKunfang Xie1990–1995makushita 53
Rakōten KeigōQigang Zhen1990–1991jonidan 106
ShūJianyan Zhou1988–1991jonidan 5
TamayamaAkira Yokone1966–1972sandanme 75
Tatsunohana RitsueiLirong Chen1989–1994makushita 45
Tochinohana ChōōChao-huei Liu1980–1988jūryō 4
TominohanaJiawei Ding1988–1992jonidan 31

Tonga

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rank
Aotsurugi KentaTebita Rato Taufa2001–2009sandanme 1
Fukunoshima Hiroshionga Uli'uli Fifita1974–1977makushita 27
HinodeshimaSioeli Latu Vaivaka1974–1976sandanme 34
Minaminoshima Isamu[139]Minaminoshima Isamu Falevai2001–2008makushita 21
Minaminoshima Takeshi[139]Tevita Vaiola Falevai1974–1976makushita 37
SachinoshimaSione Havea Vailahi1975–1976sandanme 36
Tomonoshima NaoyukiViri Manulea Fifita1975–1976jonidan 18
Yashinoshima NoboruMoleni Fe'aomoeata Tauki'uvea1974–1976makushita 53

Ukraine

Sumo nameBirth NameYears activeHighest rank
Aonishiki Arata[140]Danylo Yavhusishyn (Данило Явгусішин)2023–activeōzeki
Shishi Masaru[141]Serhii Sokolovskyi (Сергій Соколовський)2020–activemaegashira 11

United Kingdom

Sumo nameBirth NameRegionYears activeHighest rank
EiseiNicholas George TarasenkoEngland2026–activemaezumo
Hidenokuni HajimeNathan John StrangeEngland1989–1990jonidan 89
SeikōKoo Chun PongBritish Hong Kong1987–1989jonidan 88

United States

Sumo nameBirth NameEthnicityState/RegionYears activeHighest rankNotes
Akebono Tarō[142]Chadwick George Ha'aheo RowanHawaiianHawaii1988–200164th yokozuna§
Araiwa Kamenosuke[143]Cal Lee MartinCalifornia1968–1971makushita 33
Daiki SusumuPercy Pomaikai KipapaHawaiianHawaii1991–1998jūryō 10
GōsetsuRaymond Roland LymanHawaii1982–1983sandanme 86
Hikarumusashi EruDaniel AiluaSamoanHawaii2024–activesandanme 42
Hiraga Shōji[142]Shoji HiragaJapanese-AmericanCalifornia1934–1938jonidan 23
JunyōIsaac Faaili Tago RoeSamoanHawaii1983–1983jonidan 132
KagamifujiJason Michael WalkerTexas2002–2003jonokuchi 23
Kamikiiwa RyūtaWayne Mahelani Vierra Jr.HawaiianHawaii1990–1991sandanme 22
Konishiki YasokichiSaleva'a Fuauli Atisano'eSamoanHawaii1984–1997ōzeki§
Kōryū KatsuichiEric Cosier GasparHawaii1990–1997makushita 49
Matsuryūyama MasaoRobert Masao SuetsuguJapanese-AmericanWashington1975–1985makushita 24
Muryū (alternate reading: Yumeryū) Masaru (previously Wakanonada Masaru)John Robert CollinsHawaii1976–1981makushita 55Born in Camp Zama (Kanagawa)
Musashibō BenkeiWilliam MolinaHawaii1987–1988jonidan 59
Musashikuni Mamu[142]Fiamalu Musashimaru Penitani (II)SamoanHawaii2013–2019makushita 26
Musashimaru Kōyō[142]Fiamalu Penitani (I)Samoan-TonganAmerican Samoa1989–200467th yokozuna§
Nanfū KenzōPierson Kaleo KekauohaHawaiianHawaii1990–1996makushita 1
Nanyonishiki Jiro[144]Jeremiah Peter OnosaiSamoanHawaii1989–1990sandanme 24
NarushioEmanuel Kaefaia Jr.Hawaii1983–1984jonidan 23
Ōzora HiroshiTroy Levi TalaimataiSamoanHawaii1989–1995makushita 13
Sentoryū HenriHenry Armstrong MillerJapanese-AmericanMissouri1988–2003maegashira 12Born in Tokyo
ShinnishikiVincent DevouxCalifornia1988–1990sandanme 10
Sunahama ShōjiWilliam Tyler HopkinsHawaii1990–1997jūryō 5
Taikai TsutomuGeorge Leiola RowanHawaii1989–1989jonokuchi 39
Takamiō DaiseiSione (John) Tekeriri FeleungaTonganHawaii1986–1997makushita 2
Takamishū DaikichiTaylor Tuli WilySamoanHawaii1987–1989makushita 2
Takamiyama Daigorō[142]Jesse James Wailani KuhauluaHawaiianHawaii1964–1984sekiwake§
Takanoumi[142][145]Phillip SmoakTexas1981–1981jonokuchi 29
Tamaasahi (prev. Tamakiyama)George IsomuraJapanese-AmericanHawaii1965–1975makushita 23
Toyonishiki KiichiroHarley Kiichiro OzakiJapanese-AmericanColorado1936–1944maegashira 20
Wakachikara TōruGlenn Haywood KalimaHawaii1991–1994makushita 26
Wakaichirō Ken[142]Ichiro Kendrick YoungJapanese-AmericanTexas2016–2020sandanme 32
Wakatakami TarōGeorge PulaianHawaii1977–1983makushita 40
Wakayashima MasakiAsato ReidJapanese-AmericanHawaii1976–1978sandanme 32
Yamamoto TatsumiEdward Tatsumi YamamotoJapanese-AmericanCalifornia1988–1988jonokuchi 44
Yamato GōGeorge Haywood KalimaHawaii1990–1997maegashira 12

See also

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