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Age on reaching 7-dan (oldest): ranking
Oldest age at promotion to 7-dan.
| Rank | Players | Age | 7-dan promotion date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshitaka Kimura | 72 y 0 m | 7-dan on 2003-4-1 (born 1931-3-26) |
| 2 | Keizou Noda | 65 y 2 m | 7-dan on 2023-4-1 (born 1958-1-24) |
| 3 | Hiroshi Honma | 62 y 8 m | 7-dan on 2021-4-1 (born 1958-7-13) |
| 4 | Yoshito Arino | 62 y 6 m | 7-dan on 2011-4-1 (born 1948-9-9) |
| 5 | Haruo Numa | 62 y 0 m | 7-dan on 2011-4-1 (born 1949-3-23) |
| 6 | Saburou Takeichi | 60 y 0 m | 7-dan on 2014-4-1 (born 1954-3-30) |
| 7 | Masayuki Moriyasu | 59 y 10 m | 7-dan on 2007-4-1 (born 1947-5-20) |
| 8 | Shuuichi Ikeda | 59 y 1 m | 7-dan on 2004-4-1 (born 1945-2-12) |
| 9 | Hiroshi Seki | 58 y 8 m | 7-dan on 2019-4-1 (born 1960-7-8) |
| 10 | Junkichi Sakai | 57 y 9 m | 7-dan on 2007-4-1 (born 1949-6-18) |
| 11 | Junichi Kase | 57 y 4 m | 7-dan on 2015-4-1 (born 1957-11-26) |
| 12 | Hirofumi Itoh | 57 y 1 m | 7-dan on 2017-4-1 (born 1960-2-8) |
| 13 | Yuuji Yoda | 56 y 3 m | 7-dan on 2014-4-1 (born 1957-12-23) |
| 14 | Hiroto Kiritani | 55 y 5 m | 7-dan on 2005-4-1 (born 1949-10-15) |
| 15 | Hiroyuki Iida | 55 y 2 m | 7-dan on 2017-4-1 (born 1962-1-17) |
| 16 | Shoudou Nakada | 55 y 2 m | 7-dan on 2007-4-1 (born 1952-1-19) |
| 17 | Nobuo Mori | 55 y 1 m | 7-dan on 2007-4-1 (born 1952-2-10) |
| 18 | Ryuuichi Matsuura | 54 y 3 m | 7-dan on 2006-4-1 (born 1951-12-24) |
| 19 | Katsumi Mushano | 54 y 3 m | 7-dan on 2008-4-1 (born 1954-1-1) |
| 20 | Shohei Takada | 53 y 9 m | 7-dan on 2016-4-1 (born 1962-6-21) |
| 21 | Yuji Masuda | 53 y 1 m | 7-dan on 2024-4-1 (born 1971-2-7) |
| 22 | Shoichi Anzai | 52 y 8 m | 7-dan on 2016-4-1 (born 1963-7-2) |
| 23 | Hideyuki Takano Active | 52 y 3 m | 7-dan on 2024-10-3 (born 1972-6-15) |
| 24 | Youichi Kushida | 51 y 3 m | 7-dan on 2016-4-1 (born 1964-12-9) |
| 25 | Hiromitsu Kanki | 51 y 1 m | 7-dan on 2010-4-1 (born 1959-3-1) |
| 26 | Kiyokazu Katsumata Active | 51 y 0 m | 7-dan on 2020-4-1 (born 1969-3-21) |
| 27 | Hiroshi Okazaki Active | 50 y 9 m | 7-dan on 2018-2-19 (born 1967-5-4) |
| 28 | Yoshiyuki Matsumoto Active | 50 y 3 m | 7-dan on 2022-4-1 (born 1971-12-17) |
| 29 | Yaichio Oono | 50 y 0 m | 7-dan on 2009-4-1 (born 1959-3-7) |
| 30 | Masakazu Kondoh Active | 49 y 11 m | 7-dan on 2021-5-20 (born 1971-5-31) |
| 31 | Yoshiyuki Ueyama | 49 y 11 m | 7-dan on 2007-4-1 (born 1957-4-28) |
| 32 | Noboru Kosaka | 49 y 7 m | 7-dan on 1999-9-28 (born 1950-2-18) |
| 33 | Tsuneo Kikuchi | 48 y 11 m | 7-dan on 1998-6-4 (born 1949-6-11) |
| 34 | Tadao Kitajima Active | 48 y 7 m | 7-dan on 2014-8-14 (born 1966-1-4) |
| 35 | Naoya Fujiwara Active | 48 y 0 m | 7-dan on 2013-6-19 (born 1965-5-27) |
| 36 | Shingo Hirafuji Active | 48 y 0 m | 7-dan on 2011-10-25 (born 1963-10-15) |
| 37 | Hiroshi Kobayashi | 46 y 11 m | 7-dan on 2009-11-25 (born 1962-12-18) |
| 38 | Takanori Anyouji Active | 46 y 4 m | 7-dan on 2021-1-26 (born 1974-8-30) |
| 39 | Takeshi Kawakami | 45 y 3 m | 7-dan on 2017-10-17 (born 1972-7-12) |
| 40 | Hatasu Itou | 45 y 0 m | 7-dan on 1995-10-6 (born 1950-9-16) |
| 41 | Akio Ishikawa | 44 y 7 m | 7-dan on 2007-10-23 (born 1963-3-5) |
| 42 | Hideo Yamaguchi | 44 y 5 m | 7-dan on 1986-2-12 (born 1941-9-8) |
| 43 | Yoshiyuki Kubota Active | 44 y 0 m | 7-dan on 2016-6-1 (born 1972-5-18) |
| 44 | Kouichi Kodama | 43 y 10 m | 7-dan on 1995-1-18 (born 1951-2-21) |
| 45 | Kenji Iino | 43 y 10 m | 7-dan on 1998-5-29 (born 1954-7-7) |
| 46 | Yusuke Ina | 43 y 10 m | 7-dan on 2019-10-23 (born 1975-12-18) |
| 47 | Kazuharu Shoshi Active | 43 y 6 m | 7-dan on 2005-4-27 (born 1961-10-23) |
| 48 | Toshiyuki Tsubouchi | 43 y 5 m | 7-dan on 1992-7-7 (born 1949-2-1) |
| 49 | Katsuhiko Murooka | 43 y 2 m | 7-dan on 2002-5-30 (born 1959-3-21) |
| 50 | Seiichirou Taki | 42 y 11 m | 7-dan on 1991-11-22 (born 1948-12-3) |
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