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This is a list of the holders of the most senior gyōji (referee) position in sumo. They are always known as Kimura Shonosuke (木村庄之助). Like all Japan Sumo Association officials they have a mandatory retirement age of 65.^[1] This meant that the 32nd Kimura was able to serve for only one tournament. By contrast the 27th Kimura, who was promoted at the expectionally young age of 51, served for a record 79 tournaments and 1185 match days. The 35th Shonosuke, Junichi Uchida, had no wrong calls during his four and a half years as a tate-gyoji (one of the top two positions).^[2] The most recent, the 37th Kimura Shonosuke, retired in March 2015 and has yet to be replaced as in the opinion of the Sumo Association there is no referee with sufficient skill or experience to hold the position.^[3]

Number	First tournament	Last tournament	Duration	Real name	Stable	Birthplace	Date of birth	Date of death
15	May 1885	September 1897	12 years, 4 months	Fukayama Yazaburo	Unknown	Tokyo	(1839-10-20)October 20, 1839	September 22, 1897(1897-09-22) (aged 57)
16	January 1898	January 1912	14 years	Tsuge Shinsuke	Takasago	Aichi	(1849-11-12)November 12, 1849	January 6, 1912(1912-01-06) (aged 62)
17	May 1912	May 1921	9 years	Sakai Heikichi	Unknown	Tokushima	1862	July 19, 1924(1924-07-19) (aged 62)
18	January 1922	May 1925	3 years, 4 months	Asano Jintaro	Takasago	Ishikawa	1860	June 11, 1925(1925-06-11) (aged 65)
19	January 1926	May 1932	6 years, 4 months	Kito Takida	Unknown	Tokyo	1869	May 30, 1932(1932-05-30) (aged 63)
20	October 1933	January 1940	6 years, 3 months	Goto Nenokichi	Dewanoumi	Tochigi	(1876-12-03)December 3, 1876	March 9, 1940(1940-03-09) (aged 63)
21	May 1940	May 1951	10 years, 8 months	Takeuchi Jumon	Isenoumi	Nagano	(1889-04-01)April 1, 1889	November 25, 1970(1970-11-25) (aged 81)
22	September 1951	November 1959	8 years, 2 months	Izumi Rinhachi	Dewanoumi	Kagawa	(1890-03-01)March 1, 1890	April 23, 1994(1994-04-23) (aged 104)
23	January 1960	November 1962	2 years, 10 months	Uchiyama Tomitsu	Asahiyama	Ishikawa	(1897-12-18)December 18, 1897	September 19, 1994(1994-09-19) (aged 96)
24	January 1963	July 1966	3 years, 6 months	Midorikawa Yoshi	Dewanoumi	Chiba	(1901-08-15)August 15, 1901	September 19, 1973(1973-09-19) (aged 72)
25	September 1966	January 1972	5 years, 4 months	Yamada Kingo	Nishonoseki	Aichi	(1909-09-01)September 1, 1909	February 10, 1991(1991-02-10) (aged 81)
26	January 1973	November 1976	3 years, 10 months	Asai Tadashi	Kimigahama	Aichi	(1912-01-02)January 2, 1912	March 27, 1994(1994-03-27) (aged 82)
27	November 1977	November 1990	13 years	Kumagai Sokichi	Tatsunami	Iwate	(1925-12-03)December 3, 1925	June 22, 2023(2023-06-22) (aged 97)^[4]
28	January 1991	November 1993	2 years, 10 months	Goto Satoru	Dewanoumi	Yamagata	(1928-12-15)December 15, 1928	April 1, 2010(2010-04-01) (aged 81)
29	January 1995	March 2001	6 years, 2 months	Sakurai Haruyoshi	Nishonoseki	Kochi	(1936-03-26) March 26, 1936 (age 88)	Living
30	November 2001	January 2003	1 year, 2 months	Yasusuke Uike	Dewanoumi	Aichi	(1938-02-01) February 1, 1938 (age 86)	Living
31	May 2003	November 2005	2 years, 6 months	Abe Masao	Tatsunami	Hokkaido	(1940-12-03) December 3, 1940 (age 83)	Living
32	Jan 2006	Jan 2006	1 month	Sawada Ikuya	Dewanoumi	Hokkaido	(1941-02-13) February 13, 1941 (age 83)	Living
33	May 2006	March 2007	10 months	Nozawa Yoichi	Takasago	Aomori	(1942-03-28) March 28, 1942 (age 82)	Living
34	May 2007	March 2008	10 months	Ito Katsuharu	Isenoumi	Tokyo	(1943-04-21) April 21, 1943 (age 81)	Living
35	May 2008	September 2011	3 years, 4 months	Uchida Junichi	Tatsunami	Miyazaki	(1946-10-29) October 29, 1946 (age 78)	Living
36	November 2011	May 2013	1 year, 6 months	Yamazaki Toshihiro	Izutsu	Kagoshima	(1948-05-16) May 16, 1948 (age 76)	November 23, 2022(2022-11-23) (aged 74)^[5]
37	November 2013	March 2015	1 year, 4 months	Hatakeyama Saburo	Tomozuna	Aomori	(1950-03-16)March 16, 1950	July 22, 2022(2022-07-22) (aged 72)^[6]

立行司の一覧・変遷

個人の業績などについては各名跡および各人の記事を参照のこと。

場所	木村庄之助	式守伊之助	木村玉之助	備考
1767.3	6代	初代	東西合併前
1771.3	7代	初代
1793.10	7代	2代
1800.4	8代	2代
1820.3	8代	3代
1824.10	9代	3代
1831.2		空位
1834.10		4代
1835.1	空位
1836.2	10代
1837.10	10代	空位
1839.3	11代	5代
1845.2	12代	5代
1850.3	12代	空位
1853.11	13代	6代
1877.1	14代	6代
1881.1		空位
1883.1		7代
1884.1		空位
1884.5		8代
1885.5	15代
1898.1	16代
1898.5		9代
1911.5		10代
1912.5	17代	11代		10代伊之助→17代庄之助
1914.5		空位
1915.5		12代
1922.1	18代	13代
1926.1	19代	14代		13代伊之助→19代庄之助
1926.5		15代
1927.1		15代	10代	東西合併により三立行司体制へ移行。
1932.10	20代	16代	10代	15代伊之助→20代庄之助
1938.1		16代	11代
1939.1		17代	12代	11代玉之助→17代伊之助
1940.5	21代	18代	13代	17代伊之助→21代庄之助 12代玉之助→18代伊之助
1951.5	21代	18代	廃止	玉之助を副立行司へ降格、二立行司体制へ復帰。
1951.9	22代	19代		18代伊之助→22代庄之助
1960.1	23代	20代
1963.1	24代	21代		20代伊之助→24代庄之助
1966.9	25代	22代		21代伊之助→25代庄之助
1972.1	空位	22代
1973.1	26代	23代		22代伊之助→26代庄之助
1977.11	27代	24代		23代伊之助→27代庄之助
1984.5	27代	25代
1991.1	28代	26代		25代伊之助→28代庄之助
1992.11		27代
1993.9		空位
1994.1	空位	空位		史上初めて立行司が番付上不在となる。
1994.5	空位	28代
1995.1	29代	29代		28代伊之助→29代庄之助
2000.9		30代
2001.1		31代
2001.5	空位	31代
2001.11	30代	32代		31代伊之助→30代庄之助
2003.3	31代	33代		32代伊之助→31代庄之助
2006.1	32代	34代		33代伊之助→32代庄之助
2006.3	空位	35代
2006.5	33代	36代		35代伊之助→33代庄之助
2007.5	34代	37代		36代伊之助→34代庄之助
2008.5	35代	38代		37代伊之助→35代庄之助
2011.11	36代	空位		38代伊之助→36代庄之助
2012.11	36代	39代
2013.7	空位	39代
2013.11	37代	40代		39代伊之助→37代庄之助
2015.5	空位	40代

Notes

^ Since 2015, a referee whose 65th birthday falls in the middle of a tournament has been allowed to continue until the end of the tournament; previously, they could not begin it.
^ "SUMO ABC (71) / Retired sumo referee shows determination to uphold his profession's highest standards". Japan News. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
^ Miji, Shuji (27 January 2018). "SUMO ABC (69) / Chief referee absent from tournament; Shocking scandal for high-ranking position". Japan News. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ https://www.nikkansports.com/m/battle/sumo/news/202306270000624_m.html
^ "大相撲36代木村庄之助の山崎敏廣さん死去、74歳　立行司務めてから差し違え１番のみの名行司". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 24 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^ "第37代木村庄之助の畠山三郎さん死去、72歳　バイクはねられ、がん、土俵下転落…波乱の人生" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

[1] Since 2015, a referee whose 65th birthday falls in the middle of a tournament has been allowed to continue until the end of the tournament; previously, they could not begin it.

[2] "SUMO ABC (71) / Retired sumo referee shows determination to uphold his profession's highest standards". Japan News. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

[3] Miji, Shuji (27 January 2018). "SUMO ABC (69) / Chief referee absent from tournament; Shocking scandal for high-ranking position". Japan News. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[4] ttps://www.nikkansports.com/m/battle/sumo/news/202306270000624_m.html

[5] "大相撲36代木村庄之助の山崎敏廣さん死去、74歳　立行司務めてから差し違え１番のみの名行司". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 24 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[6] "第37代木村庄之助の畠山三郎さん死去、72歳　バイクはねられ、がん、土俵下転落…波乱の人生" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

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