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Every shusshin (birthplace) that has put at least one wrestler in Makuuchi, sumo's top division, since 1958 - 61 in all (47 Japanese prefectures, 14 foreign countries), 31 with a wrestler still active. Sorted by roster size; click a column to re-sort, or filter by name and cohort. Each origin opens a full roster dossier. For the now-focused dashboard view, see the Origins section.

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Origin Cohort Wrestlers Yusho Sansho Yok/Oz Era
Hokkaido ● Japan 50 115 108 12 1958–2026
Aomori ● Japan 39 20 108 6 1958–2026
Tokyo ● Japan 35 31 56 4 1958–2026
Mongolia ● Foreign 33 104 82 7 1996–2026
Chiba ● Japan 25 3 39 2 1958–2026
Hyogo ● Japan 23 5 23 3 1958–2024
Kagoshima ● Japan 22 3 43 2 1958–2025
Kumamoto ● Japan 20 1 30 2 1958–2026
Osaka ● Japan 20 1 33 2 1958–2026
Aichi ● Japan 19 7 28 2 1958–2026
Fukuoka Japan 19 7 48 2 1958–2021
Ibaraki ● Japan 14 6 62 4 1958–2026
Ishikawa ● Japan 13 20 40 3 1959–2026
Saitama ● Japan 13 2 17 – 1958–2026
Nagasaki ● Japan 12 6 13 1 1959–2026
Kanagawa ● Japan 11 1 5 1 1958–2026
Oita Japan 9 3 21 1 1958–2019
Fukushima ● Japan 9 2 25 – 1958–2026
Akita Japan 9 1 16 1 1958–2018
Niigata Japan 9 – 27 1 1962–2022
Yamagata ● Japan 8 5 13 1 1958–2025
Iwate ● Japan 8 – 9 – 1958–2025
Saga Japan 8 – 12 1 1958–2006
Mie ● Japan 7 5 30 3 1969–2022
Kochi Japan 7 1 47 1 1958–2020
Gifu Japan 7 – 2 – 1958–1993
U.S.A. Foreign 6 27 31 3 1968–2003
Miyagi ● Japan 6 – 6 – 1962–2026
Okinawa ● Japan 6 – 1 – 1970–2026
Shizuoka ● Japan 6 – 4 – 1976–2026
Gunma Japan 5 2 29 – 1977–2001
Toyama ● Japan 5 1 14 1 1964–2026
Russia Foreign 5 – 3 – 2004–2016
Wakayama Japan 5 – 9 – 1987–2012
Yamaguchi Japan 4 2 24 1 1971–2017
Kagawa ● Japan 4 1 6 1 1958–2020
Yamanashi ● Japan 4 1 16 – 1959–2026
Ehime Japan 4 – 5 – 1958–2008
Hiroshima Japan 4 – 20 – 1988–2011
Shiga ● Japan 4 – 5 – 1976–2012
Tottori ● Japan 3 5 10 1 1963–2026
Georgia (old) Foreign 3 1 15 1 2004–2023
Nara Japan 3 1 2 – 1996–2021
Fukui Japan 3 – – – 1969–1988
Kyoto Japan 3 – – – 1961–2002
Miyazaki Japan 3 – 4 – 1967–2023
Tochigi ● Japan 3 – 3 – 1959–2026
Nagano ● Japan 2 3 10 1 1972–2026
Ukraine ● Foreign 2 2 6 1 2024–2026
Bulgaria Foreign 2 1 10 1 2004–2024
Korea Foreign 2 – 1 – 2003–2014
Okayama Japan 2 – 8 – 1962–1984
Tokushima Japan 2 – – – 1986–1995
Estonia Foreign 1 1 7 1 2006–2013
Brazil Foreign 1 – 3 – 2011–2022
China Foreign 1 – 1 – 2010–2018
Czech Foreign 1 – – – 2011–2012
Egypt Foreign 1 – – – 2013–2017
Kazakhstan ● Foreign 1 – 2 – 2023–2026
Shimane Japan 1 – 5 – 2010–2023
Western Samoa Foreign 1 – – – 1987–1988

● = has an active wrestler · Yok/Oz = wrestlers whose peak was Yokozuna or Ozeki. Birthplace from each wrestler's bio (first listed origin wins for split entries). Makuuchi only, 1958–2026.