Sadogatake stable
Kotonowaka's son Masakatsu Kamatani was born in November 1997, and in November 2015 joined Sadogatake stable using the fighting name Kotokamatani. He won the "jonokuchi" championship in January 2016 and reached the "makushita" division in September 2016. Following the May 2019 tournament he was promoted to the second "jūryō" division, adopting his fathers’ "shikona" Kotonowaka. It is understood that he will inherit his grandfather's "shikona" of Kotozakura if he reaches the "ōzeki" rank.