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Senshu University campus

Senshu University (専修大学, Senshu Daigaku) is a private university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The university was founded in September 1880, as Senshu College. The former Senshu College was the first school in Japan comprising Economics and Law Departments to systematically offer a specialized educational curriculum in the Japanese language.

The University's sumo club has produced a couple professional sumo wrestlers, with ozeki Musoyama being their most successful alumnus. A list of all wrestlers who were members of Senshu University's sumo club is provided below. As of 2025, 14 members of Senshu University's sumo club have turned professional with 3 reaching the elite sekitori ranks.

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Daido wears the Senshu University kesho-mawashi (c. 2010)

  • Green row indicates wrestler reached the elite sekitori ranks.
List of All Sumo Wrestlers from Senshu University
Ring Name Real Name Stable Debut Highest Rank
Amanakiyama Junji Iwakawa Futagoyama 1970.07 Makushita 44
Daio Norihisa Akimoto Nishonoseki 1992.01 Makushita 27
Musoyama Takehito Oso Musashigawa 1993.01 Ozeki
Yanagi Joji Yanagi Musashigawa 1996.01 Makushita 14
Fujiryu Masaru Ogane Onomatsu 1997.03 Makushita 1
Katayama Shinji Katayama Onomatsu 2002.03 Maegashira 13
Hokari Jun Hokari Oguruma 2004.01 Jonokuchi 30
Oruri Takuya Saito Onomatsu 2004.03 Makushita 45
Daido Kenji Nakanishi Onomatsu 2005.03 Maegashira 8
Arikawa Yoshikazu Arikawa Hanaregoma 2009.03 Sandanme 76
Mitotsukasa Toshihiro Asai Irumagawa 2009.03 Makushita 39
Tetsuyuzan Suguru Aisaka Onomatsu 2009.05 Makushita 17
Tokutaiho Daigo Makizono Sakaigawa 2011.05 Sandanme 80
Kainoshima Sena Fukuyama Fujishima 2017.03 Makushita 9

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