九重部屋
In 1992, the year after Chiyonofuji retired from the ring, Kitanofuji handed over the stable to him. Chiyonofuji and Kitanofuji swapped names, Chiyonofuji becoming Kokonoe-"oyakata" and gaining control of the stable, whilst Kitanofuji became Jinmaku-"oyakata", attached to Hakkaku stable, set up by the former Hokutoumi in 1993. In the early 1990s Kokonoe stable was one of the largest in sumo but had only one "sekitori", Tomoefuji. Kokonoe eventually produced Chiyotenzan, briefly a "komusubi" in 1999, and long serving "ōzeki" Chiyotaikai (1999–2009), his most successful wrestler. Following the retirements of Chiyotaikai in January 2010 and Chiyohakuhō in April 2011, the stable had no "sekitori" for a short time, but Chiyonokuni reached "jūryō" in July 2011 and the top division in January 2012. Chiyotairyū followed afterwards and reached "makuuchi" in May 2012. By March 2014, Kokonoe stable was one of the most successful stables in sumo, with three men (Chiyotairyū, Chiyoōtori and Chiyomaru) in the top division and two (Chiyonokuni and Chiyono-ō) in "jūryō". In January 2016 the stable moved up to six "sekitori" with the promotion of Chiyoshōma, the most of any stable. As of September 2020 it remains at six, now level with Kise and one behind new leader Oitekaze.