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Age on reaching 5-dan (youngest): ranking
Youngest age at promotion to 5-dan.
| Rank | Players | Age | 5-dan promotion date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hifumi Katoh | 15 y 3 m | 5-dan on 1955-4-1 (born 1940-1-1) |
| 2 | Sota Fujii Active | 15 y 6 m | 5-dan on 2018-2-1 (born 2002-7-19) |
| 3 | Koji Tanigawa Active | 16 y 11 m | 5-dan on 1979-4-1 (born 1962-4-6) |
| 4 | Yoshiharu Habu Active | 17 y 6 m | 5-dan on 1988-4-1 (born 1970-9-27) |
| 5 | Nobuyuki Yashiki Active | 18 y 2 m | 5-dan on 1990-4-1 (born 1972-1-18) |
| 6 | Yasuaki Tsukada Active | 18 y 4 m | 5-dan on 1983-4-1 (born 1964-11-16) |
| 7 | Nagisa Fujimoto Active | 18 y 7 m | 5-dan on 2024-3-12 (born 2005-7-18) |
| 8 | Satoshi Murayama | 18 y 9 m | 5-dan on 1988-4-1 (born 1969-6-15) |
| 9 | Yoshikazu Minami Active | 18 y 9 m | 5-dan on 1982-4-1 (born 1963-6-8) |
| 10 | Akira Watanabe Active | 18 y 11 m | 5-dan on 2003-4-1 (born 1984-4-23) |
| 11 | Masayuki Toyoshima Active | 19 y 0 m | 5-dan on 2009-5-8 (born 1990-4-30) |
| 12 | Tatsuya Sugai Active | 19 y 4 m | 5-dan on 2011-8-21 (born 1992-4-17) |
| 13 | Osamu Nakamura Active | 19 y 4 m | 5-dan on 1982-4-1 (born 1962-11-7) |
| 14 | Takumi Ito Active | 19 y 5 m | 5-dan on 2022-3-10 (born 2002-10-10) |
| 15 | Yasumitsu Satoh Active | 19 y 6 m | 5-dan on 1989-4-1 (born 1969-10-1) |
| 16 | Tetsuro Itodani Active | 19 y 6 m | 5-dan on 2008-5-1 (born 1988-10-5) |
| 17 | Makoto Nakahara | 19 y 6 m | 5-dan on 1967-4-1 (born 1947-9-2) |
| 18 | Toshiaki Kubo Active | 19 y 7 m | 5-dan on 1995-4-1 (born 1975-8-27) |
| 19 | Yuuki Sasaki Active | 19 y 7 m | 5-dan on 2014-3-11 (born 1994-8-5) |
| 20 | Takuya Nagase Active | 19 y 7 m | 5-dan on 2012-4-24 (born 1992-9-5) |
| 21 | Toshiyuki Moriuchi Active | 19 y 7 m | 5-dan on 1990-6-2 (born 1970-10-10) |
| 22 | Shintaro Saito Active | 19 y 10 m | 5-dan on 2013-3-5 (born 1993-4-21) |
| 23 | Kouru Abe Active | 20 y 0 m | 5-dan on 2014-11-4 (born 1994-10-25) |
| 24 | Yasuhiro Masuda Active | 20 y 2 m | 5-dan on 2018-1-12 (born 1997-11-4) |
| 25 | Akihito Hirose Active | 20 y 2 m | 5-dan on 2007-4-1 (born 1987-1-18) |
| 26 | Kensuke Kitahama Active | 20 y 3 m | 5-dan on 1996-4-1 (born 1975-12-28) |
| 27 | Manabu Senzaki Active | 20 y 3 m | 5-dan on 1990-10-8 (born 1970-6-22) |
| 28 | Bungo Fukusaki | 20 y 3 m | 5-dan on 1980-4-1 (born 1959-12-6) |
| 29 | Taku Morishita Active | 20 y 6 m | 5-dan on 1987-1-14 (born 1966-7-10) |
| 30 | Takayuki Yamasaki Active | 20 y 6 m | 5-dan on 2001-8-28 (born 1981-2-14) |
| 31 | Seiya Kondou Active | 20 y 7 m | 5-dan on 2017-3-2 (born 1996-7-25) |
| 32 | Hidemitsu Moriyasu | 20 y 7 m | 5-dan on 1970-4-1 (born 1949-8-18) |
| 33 | Shota Chida Active | 20 y 10 m | 5-dan on 2015-2-12 (born 1994-4-10) |
| 34 | Taichi Takami Active | 20 y 10 m | 5-dan on 2014-5-23 (born 1993-7-12) |
| 35 | Kazuo Ishida | 21 y 0 m | 5-dan on 1968-4-1 (born 1947-3-29) |
| 36 | Mirai Aoshima Active | 21 y 0 m | 5-dan on 2016-3-3 (born 1995-2-27) |
| 37 | Hiroyuki Miura Active | 21 y 1 m | 5-dan on 1995-4-1 (born 1974-2-13) |
| 38 | Wataru Yashiro Active | 21 y 2 m | 5-dan on 2015-5-12 (born 1994-3-3) |
| 39 | Akira Shima Active | 21 y 2 m | 5-dan on 1984-5-10 (born 1963-2-19) |
| 40 | Shingo Sawada Active | 21 y 2 m | 5-dan on 2013-2-12 (born 1991-11-21) |
| 41 | Amahiko Satoh Active | 21 y 3 m | 5-dan on 2009-4-30 (born 1988-1-16) |
| 42 | Kunio Naitou | 21 y 4 m | 5-dan on 1961-4-1 (born 1939-11-15) |
| 43 | Kiyozumi Kiriyama | 21 y 5 m | 5-dan on 1969-4-1 (born 1947-10-7) |
| 43 | Keiichi Sanada Active | 21 y 5 m | 5-dan on 1994-4-1 (born 1972-10-6) |
| 45 | Masataka Goda Active | 21 y 6 m | 5-dan on 1992-10-1 (born 1971-3-17) |
| 46 | Tadahisa Maruyama Active | 21 y 6 m | 5-dan on 1992-4-1 (born 1970-9-5) |
| 47 | Michio Ariyoshi | 21 y 8 m | 5-dan on 1957-4-1 (born 1935-7-27) |
| 48 | Akihiro Takada Active | 21 y 8 m | 5-dan on 2024-3-12 (born 2002-6-20) |
| 49 | Hisashi Namekata Active | 21 y 9 m | 5-dan on 1995-10-1 (born 1973-12-30) |
| 50 | Kunio Yonenaga | 21 y 9 m | 5-dan on 1965-4-1 (born 1943-6-10) |
Covers players whose birth date and 5-dan promotion date are known to the day.
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