Toyo University campus
Toyo University (東洋大学, Toyo Daigaku) is a university with several branches in Japan, including Hakusan, Asaka, Kawagoe, Itakura, and Akabane. The predecessor to Toyo University was Shiritsu Tetsugakukan (私立哲学館), which was founded at Rinsho-in Temple by Enryo Inoue in 1887. In 1906, the school was moved to its present site (Hakusan Campus) and its name was changed to Toyo University. The school's motto was "Protection of Country and Love of Truth"(護國愛理).
The University has a strong sumo program and has produced several top division wrestlers, including ozeki Mitakeumi. A list of all wrestlers who were members of Toyo University's sumo club is provided below. As of 2025, 21 members of Toyo University's sumo club have turned professional with 14 reaching the elite sekitori ranks.
List[]
Wakatakakage wears the Toyo University 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akaizan | Junya Kasai | Ajigawa | 1994.03 | Jonokuchi 36 |
| Tamanokuni | Mitsukuni Okabe | Kataonami | 1998.03 | Juryo 7 |
| Tamanoshima | Arata Okabe | Kataonami | 1998.03 | Sekiwake |
| Takanofuji | Yukihiro Tsuji | Naruto | 1999.09 | Makushita 14 |
| Kaonishiki | Takeshi Murata | Azumazeki | 2001.05 | Juryo 6 |
| Takamifuji | Hideki Yokoyama | Azumazeki | 2004.03 | Juryo 13 |
| Kimurayama | Mamoru Kimura | Kasugano | 2004.03 | Maegashira 7 |
| Sagatsukasa | Hiroyuki Isobe | Irumagawa | 2004.03 | Maegashira 9 |
| Buseizan | Issei Nakano | Fujishima | 2004.05 | Makushita 7 |
| Masakaze | Mototsugu Kitazono | Oguruma | 2006.03 | Juryo 12 |
| Tanzo | Takahiro Terashita | Onomatsu | 2007.03 | Juryo 6 |
| Komakiryu | Yasumasa Inoue | Kise | 2008.03 | Makushita 33 |
| Ozakiumi | Yoshinobu Ozaki | Dewanoumi | 2008.05 | Makushita 29 |
| Horyuyama | Yasuyuki Sakaguchi | Tamanoi | 2009.03 | Makushita 1 |
| Mitakeumi | Hisashi Omichi | Dewanoumi | 2015.03 | Ozeki |
| Asashiyu | Ryo Murata | Takasago | 2017.03 | Juryo 13 |
| Wakatakakage | Atsushi Onami | Arashio | 2017.03 | Sekiwake |
| Asanowaka | Itsuki Terasawa | Takasago | 2018.03 | Juryo 4 |
| Tohakuryu | Masahito Shiraishi | Tamanoi | 2019.05 | Maegashira 15 |
| Fukai | Takuto Fukai | Takasago | 2020.03 | Makushita 4 |
| Hatsuyama | Sho Hatsuyama | Tamanoi | 2022.03 | Juryo 10 |