Izutsu stable
The stable was established in the Meiji era by former "yokozuna" Nishinoumi Kajirō I, the 16th "yokozuna", who became the 7th Izutsu-"oyakata". He was succeeded by Nishinoumi Kajirō II, the 25th "yokozuna" who ran the stable from 1909 until his death in 1931. The latest incarnation of Izutsu stable was in the hands of the same family, having been founded as Kimigahama stable by his grandson-in-law Tsurugamine Akio in 1972 and subsequently renamed Izutsu stable in 1977, after Tsurugamine obtained the stock from former "yokozuna" Kitanofuji (who would become the head of Kokonoe stable). Tsurugamine Akio had previously attempted to obtain the Izutsu stock from the widow of his old stablemaster, the former "maegashira" Tsurugamine Michiyoshi, who had run a different version of the stable from 1947 until his death in March 1972, but had been unable to come to an agreement with her. All three of Tsurugamine's sons, , Sakahoko and Terao, were members of the stable, with Sakahoko and Terao emulating their father by reaching the "sekiwake" rank. Sakahoko took over the stable from his father in 1994. Sakahoko's nephew, Fukuzono Yoichiro, was a wrestler at the stable from 1988 until 2007, reaching a highest rank of Juryo 9. The stable declined from around 20 wrestlers when Sakahoko inherited it to just three as of 2019, of whom the sole "sekitori" was Kakuryū, who reached the "yokozuna" rank in March 2014. Sakahoko commented in 2008 that it was difficult to attract new recruits as "there are many heyas nowadays" but that as he was the only coach in the stable, a relatively small number meant he could give each wrestler close attention.