Rikishi born in 1978
| Birthdate | In Kanji | Full shikona | Full original name | Birthplace | Heya | First | Current rank | Highest rank | Previous shikona |
| 1978.01.27. | 輝の里・一輝 | TERUNOSATO Kazuki | Nagano Kazuki | Ehime | Naruto | 1993 Haru | East Jonidan 21 | Sandanme 23 | |
| 1978.02.01. | 阿武山・純平 | ONOYAMA Junpei | Tsuda Junpei | Fukuoka | Onomatsu | 1996 Haru | West Jonidan 81 | Sandanme 80 | |
| 1978.02.08. | 若駿河・善丈 | WAKASURUGA Yoshitake | Kato Yoshitake | Shizuoka | Onomatsu | 1997 Kyushu | East Sandanme 11 | Makushita 25 | |
| 1978.02.14. | 錦風・真悟 | NISHIKIKAZE Shingo | Adachi Yasuyuki | Hokkaido | Oguruma | 1993 Haru | East Makushita 30 | Makushita 1 | |
| 1978.03.18. | 霜鳳・典雄 | SHIMOTORI Norio | Shimotori Norio | Niigata | Tokitsukaze | 2000 Natsu | West Maegashira 8 | Komusubi | [Mta Tsukedashi 60] Shimotori, Shimootori |
| 1978.04.04. | 青海龍・正明 | OMIRYU Masaaki | Kitamura Masaaki | Yamaguchi | Hanaregoma | 2001 Haru | East Makushita 32 | Makushita 13 | Kitamura, Omiryu |
| 1978.07.04. | 師子王・正樹 | SHISHIO Masaki | Noguchi Masaki | Osaka | Hakkaku | 1994 Haru | East Jonidan 95 | Makushita 1 | Hokutowaka |
| 1978.07.10. | 琴国・晃将 | KOTOKUNI Akimasa | Sakuta Yukihiro | Okayama | Sadogatake | 1994 Haru | East Makushita 13 | Juryo 4 | Kotosakuta |
| 1978.08.12. | 垣添・徹 | KAKIZOE Toru | Kakizoe Toru | Oita | Musashigawa | 2001 Aki | East Maegashira 11 | Komusubi | [Mta Tsukedashi 15] |
| 1978.09.14. | 華王錦・武志 | KAONISHIKI Takeshi | Murata Takeshi | Akita | Azumazeki | 2001 Natsu | West Makushita 3 | Makushita 3 | |
| 1978.09.14. | 青馬・龍誠 | AOBA Ryusei | Kanehira Ryusei | Shizuoka | Isegahama | 1997 Hatsu | East Makushita 44 | Makushita 9 | Kanehira, Aoba, Ashu, Aoba |
| 1978.10.02. | 潮来・弘規 | ITAKO Koki | Nakano Koki | Ibaraki | Shikihide | 1994 Haru | East Jonidan 109 | Jonidan 30 | Tenryuzan, Oarai |
| 1978.10.03. | 安美錦・竜児 | AMINISHIKI Ryuji | Suginomori Ryuji | Aomori | Isegahama | 1997 Hatsu | West Komusubi | Sekiwake | |
| 1978.11.15. | 琴吹雪・三郎 | KOTOFUBUKI Saburo | Fuchiwaki Kenichi | Osaka | Sadogatake | 1994 Haru | East Jonidan 118 | Sandanme 95 | Kotofuchiwaki |
| 1978.12.24. | 心勇・仁 | SHINYU Hitoshi | Matsumoto Kenji | Fukuoka | Azumazeki | 1994 Haru | West Sandanme 47 | Makushita 52 |