Kinki University campus
Kindai University (近畿大学, Kinki daigaku) is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university based in Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan. The university dates its foundation to the establishment of Osaka Technical College (大阪専門学校, Ōsaka semmon gakkō) in 1925. Kindai University started in 1949 when the founder college merged with Osaka Science and Engineering University (大阪理工科大学, Ōsaka rikōka daigaku), established in 1943.
The University has a strong sumo program and has produced several top division wrestlers, including yokozuna Asahifuji and ozeki's Asashio and Asanoyama. A list of all wrestlers who were members of Kinki University's sumo club is provided below. As of 2025, 33 members of Kinki University's sumo club have turned professional with 16 reaching the elite sekitori ranks.
List[]
- Names in bold indicate a still active wrestler.
- Green row indicates wrestler reached the elite sekitori ranks.
| Ring Name | Real Name | Stable | Debut | Highest Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sasaki | Sakae Sasaki | Tokitsukaze | 1973.03 | Makushita 8 |
| Asashio | Suehiro Nagaoka | Takasago | 1978.03 | Ozeki |
| Asahifuji | Seiya Suginomori | Oshima | 1981.01 | Yokozuna |
| Miyanohana | Yuzo Okada | Miyagino | 1985.05 | Makushita 44 |
| Toyonofuji | Daisuke Yamamoto | Onaruto | 1988.05 | Sandanme 19 |
| Daikiko | Masato Hayashi | Musashigawa | 1990.03 | Maegashira 15 |
| Asanosho | Hajime Ozawa | Wakamatsu | 1992.03 | Maegashira 2 |
| Asanowaka | Takehiko Adachi | Wakamatsu | 1992.03 | Maegashira 1 |
| Asanoyori | Tadatsugu Yorifuji | Wakamatsu | 1992.03 | Makushita 20 |
| Asai | Eiji Asai | Miyagino | 1993.01 | Makushita 11 |
| Asataiga | Shinichi Sumiyoshi | Wakamatsu | 1998.01 | Sandanme 44 |
| Furuichi | Sadahide Furuichi | Onomatsu | 1998.03 | Juryo 12 |
| Asahimaru | Masato Miyoshi | Takasago | 2002.03 | Makushita 2 |
| Kamiguchi | Yoshio Kamiguchi | Miyagino | 2003.03 | Jonokuchi 14 |
| Oiwato | Yoshiyuki Kanbayashi | Hakkaku | 2004.03 | Maegashira 16 |
| Sugita | Yoshiaki Sugita | Kitanoumi | 2004.05 | Makushita 7 |
| Hakiai | Akifumi Hakiai | Kitanoumi | 2005.03 | Makushita 2 |
| Homarefuji | Yoshiyuki Miura | Isegahama | 2008.01 | Maegashira 6 |
| Takarafuji | Daisuke Sugiyama | Isegahama | 2009.01 | Sekiwake |
| Tokushoryu | Makoto Aoki | Kise | 2009.01 | Maegashira 2 |
| Shimanoumi | Koyo Hamaguchi | Kise | 2012.05 | Maegashira 3 |
| Asagyokusei | Kazuma Tamaki | Takasago | 2016.01 | Juryo 12 |
| Asanoyama | Hiroki Ishibashi | Takasago | 2016.03 | Ozeki |
| Hokutoki | Yuki Ikegawa | Hakkaku | 2016.03 | Makushita 14 |
| Midorifuji | Kazunari Ihara | Isegahama | 2016.09 | Maegashira 1 |
| Nishikifuji | Ryusei Ogasawara | Isegahama | 2016.09 | Maegashira 3 |
| Uehara | Sho Uehara | Musashigawa | 2016.09 | Jonidan 63 |
| Oshoryu | Kenji Motobayashi | Naruto | 2019.05 | Makushita 2 |
| Osanai | Koju Osanai | Takasago | 2021.03 | Makushita 5 |
| Gojinyu | Taiga Kanzaki | Takekuma | 2022.03 | Makushita 8 |
| Okaryu | Kazuma Yamazaki | Tatsunami | 2024.05 | Makushita 11 |
| Mita | Taiki Mita | Futagoyama | 2024.09 | Juryo 14 |
| Urayama | Shusei Urayama | Otowayama | 2025.05 | Makushita 60 |