Meiji University campus
Meiji University (明治大学, Meiji Daigaku) is a private research university in Chiyoda City, the heart of Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1881 as Meiji Law School by three Meiji-era lawyers, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Japan. It has highly selective admissions, with an acceptance rate averaging around 15%. It is known to be Japan's most popular university with applications exceeding 100,000 annually.
The University's sumo club has produced a couple professional sumo wrestlers, with ozeki Miyabiyama being their most successful alumnus. A list of all wrestlers who were members of Meiji University's sumo club is provided below. As of 2025, 15 members of Meiji University's sumo club have turned professional with 7 reaching the elite sekitori ranks.
List[]
Fujiseiun wears the Meiji University kesho-mawashi (c. 2023)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amamishima | Osamu Morishima | Takekuma | 1939.01 | Makushita 26 |
| Shunrai | Takasuke Fujiwara | Takekuma | 1939.05 | Makushita 14 |
| Oyanagihara | Hiroshi Yanagihara | Nishonoseki | 1964.05 | Sandanme 94 |
| Tochibayama | Hitoshi Usui | Kasugano | 1966.01 | Juryo 9 |
| Tochinowaka | Kiyotaka Kaseda | Kasugano | 1985.03 | Sekiwake |
| Nagatayama | Shinichi Nagata | Tatsunami | 1994.01 | Jonokuchi 1 |
| Tochinohana | Hitoshi Yachi | Kasugano | 1995.03 | Komusubi |
| Tochitaiki | Ryuta Tanimura | Kasugano | 1995.11 | Makushita 12 |
| Buyuzan | Takeyoshi Tominaga | Musashigawa | 1997.03 | Maegashira 1 |
| Tamarikido | Hideki Yasumoto | Kataonami | 1997.03 | Maegashira 8 |
| Miyabiyama | Masato Takeuchi | Fujishima | 1998.07 | Ozeki |
| Tooyama | Yoshinori Tashiro | Tamanoi | 1999.01 | Makushita 7 |
| Takamai | Daishi Watanabe | Takanohana | 2011.05 | Makushita 7 |
| Genki | Shinnosuke Takemasa | Onomatsu | 2016.03 | Makushita 8 |
| Fujiseiun | Tatsuki Higashi | Fujishima | 2021.03 | Juryo 2 |