Kokonoe stable
Hokutoriki did not enter the May 2011 technical examination tournament, at which he had fallen to the rank of "makushita" 13, and announced his retirement on Day 7. He remained in sumo as a coach at Hakkaku stable under the "toshiyori" or elder name of Tanigawa-"oyakata". His "danpatsu-shiki" or retirement ceremony was held in May 2012. In June 2018 he transferred to Kokonoe stable.