Kokonoe stable
In September 1989 while Chiyonofuji was still active, the Japan Sumo Association decided to proffer the special status of "ichidai-toshiyori" (one-generation sumo-elder using his ring name as his elder name) to him, but he declined it because he intended to inherit another elder name. Following his retirement from the ring in May 1991, Chiyonofuji inherited the elder name of Jinmaku; then in 1992 he purchased the Kokonoe stable from Kitanofuji and the two exchanged their elder names (Jinmaku and Kokonoe). The purchase price of the stable was reported as being around 50 million yen, below the market rate for a stable. Under his leadership, the stable produced several top wrestlers including former "ōzeki" Chiyotaikai, former "komusubi" Chiyotenzan and former "maegashira" Chiyohakuhō. As of March 2016, Kokonoe stable is one of the most successful stables in sumo in terms of quantity of "sekitori", with four men (Chiyotairyū, Chiyomaru, Chiyonokuni, and Chiyootori) in the top division and two (Chiyoshoma and ) in "jūryō".