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Age on reaching 8-dan (oldest): ranking
Oldest age at promotion to 8-dan.
| Rank | Players | Age | 8-dan promotion date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masakazu Wakamatsu | 79 y 7 m | 8-dan on 2019-4-1 (born 1939-8-10) |
| 2 | Kiyosaku Sekiya | 77 y 11 m | 8-dan on 2011-11-17 (born 1933-12-15) |
| 3 | Hiroto Kiritani | 75 y 5 m | 8-dan on 2025-4-1 (born 1949-10-15) |
| 4 | Ryuuichi Matsuura | 74 y 3 m | 8-dan on 2026-4-1 (born 1951-12-24) |
| 5 | Noboru Kosaka | 70 y 1 m | 8-dan on 2020-4-1 (born 1950-2-18) |
| 6 | Tsuneo Kikuchi | 69 y 9 m | 8-dan on 2019-4-1 (born 1949-6-11) |
| 7 | Toshikatsu Yoshida | 65 y 8 m | 8-dan on 1999-4-1 (born 1933-7-3) |
| 8 | Hatasu Itou | 65 y 6 m | 8-dan on 2016-4-1 (born 1950-9-16) |
| 9 | Kouichi Kodama | 65 y 1 m | 8-dan on 2016-4-1 (born 1951-2-21) |
| 10 | Chimine Yamaguchi | 64 y 9 m | 8-dan on 2002-4-1 (born 1937-6-11) |
| 11 | Kenji Iino | 64 y 8 m | 8-dan on 2019-4-1 (born 1954-7-7) |
| 12 | Hideo Yamaguchi | 64 y 6 m | 8-dan on 2006-4-1 (born 1941-9-8) |
| 13 | Kazuharu Shoshi Active | 64 y 5 m | 8-dan on 2026-4-1 (born 1961-10-23) |
| 14 | Seiichirou Taki | 64 y 3 m | 8-dan on 2013-4-1 (born 1948-12-3) |
| 15 | Toshiyuki Tsubouchi | 64 y 2 m | 8-dan on 2013-4-1 (born 1949-2-1) |
| 16 | Katsuhiko Murooka | 64 y 0 m | 8-dan on 2023-4-1 (born 1959-3-21) |
| 17 | Koji Horiguchi | 62 y 10 m | 8-dan on 2024-4-1 (born 1961-5-16) |
| 18 | Eiji Ooshima | 62 y 9 m | 8-dan on 2020-4-1 (born 1957-6-6) |
| 19 | Toshio Miyata | 62 y 5 m | 8-dan on 2015-4-1 (born 1952-10-29) |
| 20 | Toratsugu Nomoto | 60 y 11 m | 8-dan on 2006-4-1 (born 1945-4-13) |
| 21 | Noboru Sakurai | 60 y 10 m | 8-dan on 2002-3-26 (born 1941-5-10) |
| 22 | Kazuo Azuma | 59 y 7 m | 8-dan on 2015-4-1 (born 1955-8-17) |
| 23 | Koji Tosa | 59 y 5 m | 8-dan on 2014-9-18 (born 1955-3-30) |
| 24 | Kozo Arimori | 59 y 1 m | 8-dan on 2022-4-1 (born 1963-2-13) |
| 25 | Keiji Nishikawa | 56 y 3 m | 8-dan on 2018-4-1 (born 1961-12-6) |
| 26 | Hiroshi Naganuma | 55 y 6 m | 8-dan on 2020-8-31 (born 1965-2-8) |
| 27 | Teruhiko Suzuki | 55 y 5 m | 8-dan on 2010-4-1 (born 1954-10-18) |
| 28 | Hiroki Iizuka Active | 54 y 2 m | 8-dan on 2023-6-7 (born 1969-4-2) |
| 29 | Makoto Chuza | 54 y 1 m | 8-dan on 2024-4-1 (born 1970-2-3) |
| 30 | Hisashi Ogura Active | 53 y 10 m | 8-dan on 2022-4-1 (born 1968-5-15) |
| 31 | Shuji Satoh Active | 53 y 1 m | 8-dan on 2020-7-31 (born 1967-6-8) |
| 32 | Hiroshi Kamiya Active | 53 y 0 m | 8-dan on 2014-5-1 (born 1961-4-21) |
| 33 | Kenji Kanzaki Active | 52 y 8 m | 8-dan on 2016-8-15 (born 1963-12-8) |
| 34 | Masaki Izumi Active | 52 y 5 m | 8-dan on 2013-7-4 (born 1961-1-11) |
| 35 | Isao Nakata Active | 51 y 5 m | 8-dan on 2019-1-21 (born 1967-7-27) |
| 36 | Yoshimasa Saeki | 50 y 7 m | 8-dan on 1987-3-26 (born 1936-8-4) |
| 37 | Masataka Sugimoto Active | 50 y 3 m | 8-dan on 2019-2-22 (born 1968-11-13) |
| 37 | Mamoru Hatakeyama Active | 50 y 3 m | 8-dan on 2019-9-12 (born 1969-6-3) |
| 39 | Yoshinori Satou | 49 y 6 m | 8-dan on 1998-8-18 (born 1949-2-17) |
| 40 | Masahiko Urano Active | 48 y 6 m | 8-dan on 2012-9-14 (born 1964-3-14) |
| 41 | Kazushiza Horiguchi Active | 47 y 9 m | 8-dan on 2022-12-15 (born 1975-2-28) |
| 42 | Naruyuki Hatakeyama Active | 47 y 9 m | 8-dan on 2017-3-8 (born 1969-6-3) |
| 43 | Hiroshi Kobayashi Active | 47 y 2 m | 8-dan on 2023-12-12 (born 1976-9-29) |
| 44 | Yuji Maeda | 46 y 6 m | 8-dan on 2000-9-19 (born 1954-3-2) |
| 45 | Shuuichi Ono | 45 y 5 m | 8-dan on 2003-8-7 (born 1958-2-12) |
| 46 | Ichiro Hiura Active | 44 y 1 m | 8-dan on 2010-4-16 (born 1966-3-4) |
| 47 | Keiichi Sanada Active | 44 y 0 m | 8-dan on 2016-10-25 (born 1972-10-6) |
| 48 | Hirotaka Nozuki Active | 43 y 6 m | 8-dan on 2017-1-20 (born 1973-7-4) |
| 49 | Kazuyoshi Nishimura | 42 y 3 m | 8-dan on 1984-4-1 (born 1941-12-14) |
| 50 | Daisuke Nakagawa Active | 41 y 4 m | 8-dan on 2009-12-11 (born 1968-7-13) |
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