Tokitsukaze stable
He announced his retirement from sumo on the tenth day of the November 2003 tournament, having lost all nine of his previous matches and facing demotion to the "makushita" division. He remained in sumo as an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Edagawa, which was formerly owned by ex"-ozeki" Kitabayama of the Tokitsukaze stable and was being borrowed by the former Zaonishiki. His "danpatsu-shiki" or official retirement ceremony took place on October 3, 2004 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan with around 320 guests taking part in the hair-cutting ritual. Edagawa works as a coach at Tokitsukaze stable and in the "jungyo" (regional tour) department of the Sumo Association, and regularly tours the country promoting "jungyo" events. From March 2012 he has also worked as a judge of tournament bouts. He was seen as a candidate to take over the running of Tokitsukaze stable in 2007 when the previous head coach, the former Futatsuryū, was dismissed as an elder in the stable's hazing scandal, but instead the job went to Tokitsuumi who retired from active competition. It is unknown whether Edagawa personally declined or was passed over for the role.