Nippon Sports Science University campus
Nippon Sport Science University (日本体育大学, Nippon taiiku daigaku), abbreviated as Nittaidai (日体大), is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo and Aoba-ku, Yokohama. The precursor of the school was founded in 1893, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. The school is known for the many famous athletes among its alumni.
The University has a strong sumo program and has produced several top division wrestlers including sekiwake's Yoshikaze and Myogiryu. A list of all wrestlers who were members of Nippon Sports Science University's sumo club is provided below. As of 2025, 29 members of Nippon Sport Science University's sumo club have turned professional with 16 reaching the elite sekitori ranks.
List[]
Chiyotairyu wears the Nippon Sport Science University kesho-mawashi (c. 2022)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washiyama | Takenori Washiyama | Tatsunami | 1963.11 | Jonokuchi 12 |
| Wakoyama | Satoru Sato | Takadagawa | 1974.09 | Sandanme 26 |
| Tamaryoma | Kosaku Wada | Kataonami | 1995.11 | Makushita 21 |
| Tsurugidake | Kazuteru Miyamoto | Fujishima | 2001.03 | Maegashira 16 |
| Kakizoe | Toru Kakizoe | Fujishima | 2001.09 | Komusubi |
| Yoshikaze | Masatsugu Onishi | Oguruma | 2004.01 | Sekiwake |
| Higonojo | Masakazu Ogata | Kise | 2007.11 | Juryo 9 |
| Myogiryu | Yasunari Miyamoto | Sakaigawa | 2009.05 | Sekiwake |
| Chiyozakura | Masaru Tateno | Kokonoe | 2010.03 | Juryo 11 |
| Chiyotairyu | Hidemasa Meigetsuin | Kokonoe | 2011.05 | Komusubi |
| Shineiyama | Masaya Shinzato | Sakaigawa | 2011.05 | Makushita 21 |
| Hokutofuji | Daiki Nakamura | Hakkaku | 2015.03 | Komusubi |
| Chiyonoumi | Meitaro Hamamachi | Kokonoe | 2015.05 | Juryo 8 |
| Wakenokaze | Eisaku Tsunetsugu | Nakamura | 2016.05 | Makushita 24 |
| Tomokaze | Yuta Minami | Nakamura | 2017.05 | Maegashira 3 |
| Sakurai | Kotaro Sakurai | Naruto | 2019.05 | Makushita 57 |
| Hoshuzan | Chiharu Suzuki | Naruto | 2020.07 | Makushita 34 |
| Asakoryu | Takuma Ishizaki | Takasago | 2021.05 | Maegashira 16 |
| Miyanokaze | Yo Miyagi | Nakamura | 2021.05 | Juryo 13 |
| Raiho | Shintaro Watanabe | Isegahama | 2021.07 | Makushita 43 |
| Oshoma | Purevsuren Delgerbayar | Naruto | 2021.09 | Maegashira 4 |
| Kayo | Yasutoki Kayo | Nakamura | 2022.05 | Juryo 1 |
| Shirokuma | Yuta Takahashi | Nishonoseki | 2022.05 | Maegashira 16 |
| Toshunryu | Shunsuke Imazeki | Tamanoi | 2022.05 | Makushita 8 |
| Onosato | Daiki Nakamura | Nishonoseki | 2023.05 | Ozeki |
| Onokatsu | Batjargal Choijilsuren | Onomatsu | 2023.09 | Maegashira 12 |
| Kyokukaiyu | Shagdarsuren Dalaibaatar | Oshima | 2023.09 | Makushita 8 |
| Ishizaki | Ryoma Ishizaki | Takasago | 2024.07 | Makushita 1 |
| Furuta | Kengo Furuta | Nishonoseki | 2024.07 | Sandanme 29 |