出羽海部屋
The stable suffered a number of setbacks, including Tagonoura's heart attack in 2003, the death of a 17-year-old "sandanme" wrestler in 2004 and the death of a "yobidashi" in 2008. Following the death of Tagonoura in February 2012 the stable was dissolved, with half the wrestlers going to Dewanoumi stable and the other half, including Aoiyama, going to Kasugano stable.