Tokyo University of Agriculture campus
The Tokyo University of Agriculture (東京農業大学, Tokyo nogyo daigaku), abbreviated as Nodai (農大, nodai) or Tokyo nodai (東京農大, Tokyo nodai), is a private university of agriculture in Japan. It was the first such institution founded in Japan. Including public agriculture universities, Tokyo University of Agriculture is ranked third, behind Sapporo Agricultural College and the University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus.
The University has a strong sumo program and has produced several top division wrestlers, including ozeki's Yutakayama and Shodai. A list of all wrestlers who were members of Tokyo University of Agriculture's sumo club is provided below. As of 2025, 22 members of Tokyo University of Agriculture's sumo club have turned professional with 11 reaching the elite sekitori ranks.
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Shodai wears the Tokyo University of Agriculture kesho-mawashi (c. 2019)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nankenzan | Sunao Takenori | Dewanoumi | 1953.05 | Makushita 3 |
| Yutakayama | Katsuo Uchida | Tokitsukaze | 1961.03 | Ozeki |
| Yamada | Osami Yamada | Tokitsukaze | 1966.03 | Makushita 20 |
| Yutakayama | Hiromitsu Nagahama | Tokitsukaze | 1970.03 | Komusubi |
| Ichinowatari | Miyoshi Ichinowatari | Tokitsukaze | 1982.03 | Juryo 5 |
| Musashiumi | Jun Izumida | Azumazeki | 1986.03 | Makushita 37 |
| Tokitsuumi | Masahiro Sakamoto | Tokitsukaze | 1996.03 | Maegashira 3 |
| Shimotori | Norio Shimotori | Tokitsukaze | 2000.05 | Komusubi |
| Tokitenku | Altangadasyn Khüchitbaatar |
Tokitsukaze | 2002.07 | Komusubi |
| Suzaku | Futoshi Yonemura | Hakkaku | 2005.01 | Makushita 7 |
| Sotairyu | Ryozo Takahashi | Tokitsukaze | 2005.05 | Maegashira 15 |
| Tokitairyu | Masakazu Kimura | Tokitsukaze | 2006.03 | Makushita 12 |
| Tosayutaka | Yuya Morishita | Tokitsukaze | 2007.03 | Maegashira 1 |
| Aratoshi | Tserendorj Vanchigtseren |
Irumagawa | 2008.07 | Makushita 39 |
| Kamiyutaka | Dai Sato | Tokitsukaze | 2009.05 | Makushita 26 |
| Kenho | Kenta Goto | Tokitsukaze | 2011.05 | Makushita 59 |
| Shodai | Naoya Shodai | Tokitsukaze | 2014.03 | Ozeki |
| Yutakayama | Ryota Oyanagi | Tokitsukaze | 2016.03 | Maegashira 1 |
| Mineyaiba | Chikashi Ito | Shikoroyama | 2019.03 | Makushita 4 |
| Tokihayate | Hideki Tomie | Tokitsukaze | 2019.03 | Maegashira 15 |
| Arise | Taketo Arise | Tokitsukaze | 2022.03 | Sandanme 22 |
| Tokitenran | Sora Sarukawa | Tokitsukaze | 2024.01 | Makushita 27 |